IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
Council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland asked to have their say on pay offer
Government proposals for schools in England, set out in the Education and Adoption Bill, miss the important issues currently facing schools, says UNISON. The public services union believe that a government obsessed with forcing schools to become academies is failing to address inadequate funding, excessive workloads or helping hard-pressed school business managers to support their […]
UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response
Employers offer two-year deal of 1% each year, with more for lower paid staff to match national living wage
Threatened cuts to pay for teaching assistants in the North East have been condemned by UNISON. Staff in Durham schools could lose up to £5,000 a year under council proposals to introduce term-time only contracts from September 2016.
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
Welsh government ministers, Assembly Members and MPs have committed to supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools […]
Under the last government UNISON set up a teaching assistant forum, to identify key priorities. The forum identified the need […]
Stars in our schools day is fast approaching – tell us which superhero you’ll be dressing up as
UNISON consulting members on offer until 27 November (England only)
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
A change of boss turned Karen Williamson’s working life upside down. Her UNISON rep, Mary Pearson, helped her find the right way up…
Government slammed for dropping the long-awaited teaching assistants standards