UNISON consulting members on offer until 27 November (England only)
UNISON consulting members on offer until 27 November (England only)
Government proposals for schools in England, set out in the Education and Adoption Bill, miss the important issues currently facing schools, says UNISON. The public services union believe that a government obsessed with forcing schools to become academies is failing to address inadequate funding, excessive workloads or helping hard-pressed school business managers to support their […]
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
More than 140,000 people have signed a petition against forcing all local authority schools to become academies – why not join them?
They’re not well paid for this vital work, yet they give so much to their schools - often far above and beyond the hours or […]
Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
More than half (52%) of school support staff across the UK have experienced stress, anxiety or depression as they struggle to cope with their workloads, according to a new survey published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. Two-fifths (41.5%) of those who took part in the survey said they had difficulty in completing their work, and more […]
Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and their skills and talents will be lost to schools and children alike.
UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools
Since Theresa May became Prime Minister in July, the Conservative Party has spent time and money on educational hobby horses like grammar schools – £200m funding in the Autumn Statement – while under their noses, and on their watch, there are real problems with school funding that aren’t being addressed.
UNISON members can help teaching union NASUWT with its annual survey into the true cost of education for families
It’s time for school cutbacks to stop. Attacks on education funding are having a devastating impact on […]
We still have to deal with those things but for at least one day per year we can just celebrate the role our members play in the lives of the next […]
New research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools in England as a result of the Government’s underfunding of education. There is a particular problem in secondary schools because of a shortfall of £500m a year […]