UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales
UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales
UNISON and RCN call for urgent action as survey reveals school support staff being pressured to carry out complex treatments
The in-depth survey reveals that 95% of heads and school leaders believe TAs add significant value to the team around children, including to those with […]
Jon Richards, UNISON Head of Education, said: “The slow start to the Government’s school rebuilding programme is damaging for pupils, staff and the economy. It is a win-win choice to […]
Preparing lunch for 100 hungry kids is all in a day’s work for school cook Fay Hart
After the rejection of the two options in their first pay offer, the local government employers came back with a final offer in writing on 25 April
Health and Safety Executive refuses to publish report into contamination at Welsh school
One in four school support staff describe their financial situation as “struggling to survive” or “difficult”
UNISON seeks urgent meeting with Michael Gove after report by right-wing think tank proposes sacking of teaching assistants
UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary
Government committee concludes children are more vulnerable to exposure to asbestos than adults – the younger the child the greater the risk
More than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos – but the government is still dragging its feet over a report on the scale of the problem due last spring
UNISON is the largest union for school support staff and local UNISON branches have been very busy this year, working hard to support members on a wide range of issues in the hundreds of schools, most of which are no longer local authority controlled. UNISON has been supporting members involved in TUPE transfers, reorganisations as […]
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However, she warned that raising standards would depend on investment in professional development and a proper career structure with […]