Public services are the bedrock of our communities. UNISON Cymru Wales is campaigning for sustained investment in these services and the public service workforce.
Public services are the bedrock of our communities. UNISON Cymru Wales is campaigning for sustained investment in these services and the public service workforce.
"The prospect of a new national schools funding formula and the proposal announced in the Budget and the white paper, Education Excellence […]
Since 2013, Ms Jackson has been part of a national focus group for teaching assistants. The group met with the then shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt to […]
Government plans to force 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices
Commenting on government proposals for all schools to become academies and have longer working days, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Forcing all schools to become academies will do little, if anything, to improve the quality of education. “Many schools want to keep their links with local authorities and not be forced into academy trusts. […]
Statement from UNISON’s FE and sixth form committee
UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
From this April, all learning support workers in Wales will be required to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). The […]
This was the right decision to back low-paid workers by agreeing to pay their fees.” UNISON Cymru/Wales lead organiser for schools Jess Turner added: “Yet another council has […]
‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
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 […]