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Research reveals that many headteachers in primary and secondary schools in England are having to cut staff, IT equipment, trips and more as the funding crisis bites

A joint vision for the future of school support staff has been presented at the union’s school support staff seminar

AQA workers being balloted over low pay and new contracts

The employees, including those involved in organising the awarding of grades, will walk out for three days from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July in a dispute […]

The event gave MPs the chance to celebrate support staff, as well as talk to UNISON members about the issues being faced in schools

The findings have been released to mark Stars in our Schools, UNISON’s annual celebration of school support staff that is being […]

“The further education sector has been subjected to market conditions for too long. This has led to a […]

Chronic underfunding, overworked staff and simply not enough schools – inadequate SEND provision is leaving ‘vulnerable children by the wayside’

The judgement reaffirmed that the NJC unions (GMB, UNISON and Unite) have exclusive bargaining rights for school support staff. It also explicitly stated that, in future, the NEU should take no […]

Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding

UNISON members are writing to councillors to demand fair school funding. Will you join them?

The affected schools were built with “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the 1960s to […]

As you may have heard in the news, the Department for Education has suddenly ordered over 100 schools, colleges and nurseries in England to close buildings just before the start of the new Autumn term. Are you affected? Please take part in our short survey to help us support members who work in buildings found […]

‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’

The shadow education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has announced the party’s policy to reintroduce the body if they win the next general election