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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

A survey of school support staff and school nurses for UNISON and the RCN reveals a worrying picture. Despite many […]

Findings are a testament to the contribution of teaching assistants, says UNISON

New buildings boost the economy, and can inspire pupils and staff to achieve more, says union

Preparing lunch for 100 hungry kids is all in a day’s work for school cook Fay Hart

Please bear in mind that these also have an impact on schools staff in local authority schools but also in academies and free schools.After the rejection […]

This should be brought to the attention of the schools by issuing a proper warning about such […]

Of the 500,000 plus schools support staff in the UK, thousands earn on or around the minimum wage, currently set at £6.19. The living wage is £8.55 per hour in London and £7.45 in […]

A recent survey of school leaders for the union found that 95% think TAs added value to pupils’ learning experience […]

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

In the meantime, the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC), which UNISON plays a leading role in, will continue to campaign for a […]

This is why UNISON joined forces with nine other trade unions to demand the Department for Education carries out an urgent review into the way asbestos is […]

UNISON National Schools Sector Committee Eastern region is looking for a UNISON member who works in a school to represent members on the National Schools’ Sector […]

Join UNISON’s search for the unsung heroes of our schools

Ms Thomas said: “Schools cannot survive without teaching assistants. They help to support children with special educational […]