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Trade unions are there to help: why are they being attacked?
Download Stars in our Schools - a guide to celebrating school support staff. [PDF] And for the first time, we are delighted […]
Much of the asbestos is badly maintained, leaving children and staff in some schools exposed to the killer fibre. Have you been told if there is asbestos in your school? Has your […]
An average household in receipt of tax credits will lose a whopping £1,350 a year
All the evidence shows that children benefit from having a healthy, nutritious hot meal at school. Healthy school meals gives infant children the best start in life, helping to improve their […]
“Free school meals for the youngest children in our primary schools are a lifeline to the many families who are […]
Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
Ms Thomas said: “Schools cannot survive without teaching assistants. They help to support children with special educational […]
When it is, it’s often due to the hard work of the tens of thousands of school support staff – from teaching assistants to cooks to admin staff – who strive to make this […]
UNISON is the largest union for school support staff and local UNISON branches have been very busy this year, working hard to support members on a wide range of issues in the hundreds of schools, most of which are no longer local authority controlled. UNISON has been supporting members involved in TUPE transfers, reorganisations as […]
But the stark reality is that more than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos. That means thousands of pupils and staff are at risk. Between 2003 […]
Government committee concludes children are more vulnerable to exposure to asbestos than adults – the younger the child the greater the risk
UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary