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UNISON warns on academies push in new legislation

IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Local government pay consultation begins (England, Wales, NI)

Council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland asked to have their say on pay offer

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government priorities bring no respite for school business managers

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

You were the stars in our schools

UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response

Magazine, News on the UNISON National site.

Local government members to be consulted on pay offer

Employers offer two-year deal of 1% each year, with more for lower paid staff to match national living wage

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON condemns cuts to pay for teaching assistants

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.

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Politicians put school support staff in spotlight

Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Politicians put school support staff in spotlight

Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Schools need teaching assistant standards

Government should let UNISON go ahead and publish professional standards

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Time for the stars in our schools

Stars in our schools day is fast approaching – tell us which superhero you’ll be dressing up as

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Sixth form college employers make final offer

UNISON consulting members on offer until 27 November (England only)

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Save our children’s centres

UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON member wins prestigious teaching assistant award

UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Your friend at work

A change of boss turned Karen Williamson’s working life upside down. Her UNISON rep, Mary Pearson, helped her find the right way up…

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

The government is failing teaching assistants, says UNISON

The standards – meant to be published back in February – are the results of months of work by a panel […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.