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Michael Braithwaite, a school teaching assistant who lost his job due to the Windrush scandal, recalls his fear of deportation

Are these the youngest UNISON campaigners?

‘Children’s centres have been left in limbo,’ says UNISON

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 […]

Union welcomes rethink from original proposal but warns that many schools will still struggle

UNISON has members working throughout the education system – from primary schools to higher education – but some of the schools our members work in are unique

More than 100 primary schools across County Durham will be affected tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday as teaching assistants strike for a second time in a long-running dispute over cuts to their pay. School support staff plan to protest at dozens of picket lines across the county over the two days. This will mean the closure […]

UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter

Friday 7 October 2016 For immediate release Labour council accused of intimidating UNISON teaching assistants in Durham dispute Teaching assistants who belong to UNISON – currently voting on possible strike action against Durham County Council’s plans to cut their pay by almost a quarter – are facing intimidation tactics from their employer, says their union […]

Members in English further education have until 4 November to respond to the consultation on the employers’ ‘first and final’ pay offer

Statement from UNISON’s FE and sixth form committee

Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools

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 […]

Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’