In another, a headteacher told a female colleague to “stand here and look pretty, I’ll do the talking”. Around one in seven (15%) school staff also reported they had witnessed sexual harassment […]
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This fuels violence against women and girls and limits the aspirations of all young people. "These joint survey results contribute to the abundance of evidence that sexism and […]
Teaching assistants increasingly provide cover for absent teachers, without lesson plans or help from other colleagues
Care workers, refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants, community workers, street cleaners and so many others go above and beyond every single day. Local government staff keep communities safe, clean and accessible, yet there is often little or no recognition for your hard work. With the cost-of-living skyrocketing to new highs every day, it’s time […]
- Date
- 29 April 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
- Location
- Online
Local council and school staff provide essential public services but are struggling with the cost of living after years of sub-par pay rises. UNISON members are fighting for a pay rise that undoes years of austerity. Find out what’s happening at our webinar with UNISON Eastern regional organisers Winston and Shane. Come along and stand […]
- Date
- 2 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
- Location
- Online
Local council and school staff provide essential public services but are struggling with the cost of living after years of sub-par pay rises. UNISON members are fighting for a pay rise that undoes years of austerity. Find out what’s happening at our webinar with UNISON Eastern regional organisers Winston and Shane. Come along and stand […]
UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours
“Yet these measures could prevent some school staff from ever striking again. That’s not the behaviour of a democratic government. “This […]
School support staff across Yorkshire and Humberside are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday). A survey of more than 1,000 school workers reveals that staff – including teaching assistants, caterers and cleaners – are buying food, clothes […]
Dedicated staff using food banks and cutting back on heating to cope in cost-of-living crisis
School support staff are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday).
The event was hosted in the run-up to the union's annual celebration day, Stars in Our Schools, on Friday 24 November. Stars in Our Schools highlights the vital role of support staff in […]
Hundreds of teaching assistants say they don’t have adequate training to deliver the Curriculum for Wales, says their union UNISON today (Thursday).
Teaching assistants, caretakers, cleaners and other school support staff in Hertfordshire will no longer have their wages stopped when they go off sick, UNISON announces today. Staff in schools run by Hertfordshire County Council were having their pay stopped for two days when they were too ill to work after the council changed its contractual […]
“Schools are struggling to buy equipment and could even be forced to restructure, while senior figures at […]