UNISON backs Children’s Society campaign against changes to free school meal eligibility in England which could stop up to one million children qualifying
UNISON backs Children’s Society campaign against changes to free school meal eligibility in England which could stop up to one million children qualifying
Theresa May needs to stop burying her head in the sand, get a grip of what is happening at the DfE, and start fully funding […]
The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years, the union said today (Thursday). The NAO says there are currently 700 PFI and PF2 deals in operation, and if no […]
Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.
Join our local government team for a presentation on the pay offer for local government and school members in Englnd, Wales and Northern Ireland and what it means for members
Joint letter to Philip Hammond from UNISON, Unite and GMB calls on him to fund ‘a decent pay award’ for school and council staff in this wee’s local government settlement
UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say
The union is asking branches and workplaces to organise a day of protest on Friday 8 December for Fair Pay Now in local government and schools – every branch can use the day to highlight the dire […]
Let’s show our fantastic school support staff members and their colleagues that UNISON is right behind them, proud to support and […]
Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations
In July 2017, the Department published four research reports relating to SEND. Three of these come from the DfE-funded ‘What Works’ project, which looked at SEN support for pupils in mainstream schools and colleges. The fourth looks at the wellbeing of secondary school pupils with SEN. The reports can be downloaded at the links below: […]
‘The Chancellor needs to stop snipping away at children’s education and properly invest in their future’
The Chancellor needs to stop snipping away at children’s education, and properly invest in their future.” Geoff Barton […]
UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “The cuts in schools budgets and the fragmentation of the school system have undermined how health and safety risks […]
Join us for a Lobby Against School Cuts to show MPs that, despite the Department of Education’s welcome rethink, there is still a problem