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Derby teaching assistants have taken their dispute over pay to the Labour party conference in Liverpool in a bid to win support from MPs and increase pressure on Derby City Council

Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November

A UK-wide campaign aimed at reminding the public of the importance of public services –and those that provide them – is to be launched later today (Monday) in Liverpool. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis will launch the campaign – Public Service Champions – at a fringe at the Labour party conference. It invites people to […]

“There were single parents who knew they’d have to leave the job they love and had been doing for years.” Although she usually spends her time supporting deaf children, it […]

UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers

The union is fighting to protect the pay of thousands of its teaching assistant members around the UK

But there’s not long until UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools celebrations, which take place every November as a way of recognising our dedicated school support […]

UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools

Union urges members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT

Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more

Delegate after delegate pointed out that the vast majority of school workers employed on so-called […]

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff

County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union