We’re all glad to see pupils back in classrooms, but it’s important the return is safe for staff, pupils, parents and the wider community. We know that many school support staff have been worried about facing the new school term. The government produced guidance in July, but we don’t believe it goes far enough to keep […]
Eight education unions representing thousands of school employees across Wales jointly wrote to Welsh government urging it to include the whole school workforce as a priority group for tests
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
Zooming into homes across the South West, our regional education team have trained 107 new workplace representatives so far this year.
In his latest regional secretary’s blog, Tim Roberts questions the government’s decision to shut down the Union Learning Fund
With only two webinars in the series left to host before its conclusion, the South East Education Team have held six webinars for members across the region since September, as part of the ‘Time for Change’ series. Webinar topics have included Redundancy Support and Information, Finding a Job, CV Writing, Interview Advice, Stress and Change […]
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Stars in Our Schools was a bit different this year but it was still a glorious celebration of all that school support staff do for our children
Redundancies facing permanent staff at Sheffield Hallam students’ union will have a major effect on students, and UNISON members plan to fight back
Union says a phased return of all schools and colleges in England from 8 March will protect pupils and staff
Schools should avoid opening the floodgates to a new wave of Covid infections by staggering the full return to the classroom, UNISON says today. Schools across the east of England are due to fully reopen on Monday, with an enhanced testing regime and face coverings for secondary school pupils. But UNISON warns that this may […]
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash.
Community march planned for 15 May
Removing masks in schools and colleges would also be at odds with policy elsewhere, as people visiting shops, restaurants, cinemas and so […]
