One in five heads said they had cut spending on teaching staff, while 33% of school heads reported dipping into the pupil premium fund for poorer students in order to plug gaps in […]
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A joint vision for the future of school support staff has been presented at the union’s school support staff seminar
Around 160 AQA staff, including those who arrange the setting and marking of exam papers and issue […]
This year they’ve been offered 3% – another real-terms pay cut, with inflation currently 9.4% and predicted to rise even further. The workers have […]
UNISON’s annual celebration highlights the amazing work that school support staff do, every day, around the country. They are the caterers, the admin staff, the […]
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A UK-wide union survey of more than 6,000 school workers reveals staff – including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches – are buying food for hungry pupils, and contributing towards the cost of […]
ONS decision means that senior leaders will have to justify big pay awards
Chronic underfunding, overworked staff and simply not enough schools – inadequate SEND provision is leaving ‘vulnerable children by the wayside’
The complaint alleged that the education union had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations between the three recognised unions
It means larger class sizes, fewer support staff, reduced access to student support services, cuts to the curriculum, cuts to extra-curricular provision and reduced support for pupils with […]
As school budgets reach breaking point, there are inevitable consequences for the quality of education being […]
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