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Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first

Schools are paying a high price for government cuts

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

UNISON survey uncovers how far teaching assistants go to financially support their pupils

Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has confirmed he cares about the wealthy few, rather than everyone who relies on public services. A cash giveaway for the richest earners is absurd after 10 years of brutal austerity that […]

UNISON member Karen Brownhill works at St Giles Special School in Derby – and she’s a perfect example of our Stars in Our Schools campaign

Young families across the country are struggling because childcare costs are such a massive drain on their finances.

National pay offer rejected by two thirds of members in recent consultation

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 […]