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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 NEU had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations (known as the NJC) between the three […]

The pressure on school budgets inevitably has consequences for the quality of education being provided. It means larger […]

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

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

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

Stars in Our Schools is back, and this year there’s a special focus on early years education. But hurry – the deadline for ordering all your fantastic Stars merch is 6 October

The special education school is run by disability charity Livability, but it has not made a pay offer that addresses […]

Years of neglect and underfunding have worsened the situation, leaving some schools on the verge of collapse