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More than 40% of the UK’s school kitchen staff are in debt due to low pay, says UNISON

Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.

Article on the UNISON National site.
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Local government unions urge chancellor to fund pay

Joint letter to Philip Hammond from UNISON, Unite and GMB calls on him to fund ‘a decent pay award’ for school and council staff in this wee’s local government settlement

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in local government local government pay – the National Joint Council (NJC) pay schools
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Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools

From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in asbestos eduction services european health and safety week h&s health and safety schools TUC national inspection day
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Schools funding is still in crisis – prepare to lobby

There are some significant changes from the original proposals announced earlier in the year. The department stated that an extra […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in school funding schools
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Government’s school funding announcement disappoints education unions 

Calculations published on the organisations’ School Cuts website show that under the Conservative Party’s manifesto plans for school […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.
Posted in education services protect our childrens education schools
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Derby and Durham school support staff bring inspiration

“I have joined the Labour Party to help changeLabour in Derby and I campaigned in the run-up to the general election.” In Durham the same has […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in Derby Durham durham ta education services local government conference 2017 school support staff schools teaching assistants
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Standing up for children’s education

School cuts are affecting children and UNISON will gear up campaigning against them, local government conference vows

Article on the UNISON National site.
Posted in education services local government conference 2017 school support staff schools
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Blog: Derby – our magnificent members aren’t going anywhere

Our message is clear and my position is the same as our members: the council must negotiate – massive pay cuts for school support staff cannot be the answer

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON welcomes campaign day on selective schools

Union warns that Theresa May’s plans ‘risk most of our children being left behind in schools with fewer of the best teachers and potentially fewer resources’

Article on the UNISON National site.
Posted in education services labour labour conference schools
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Derby teaching assistants take their pay dispute to Labour party conference

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

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Posted in Derby East Midlands education services local government schools teaching assistants
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‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in congress facility time president presidential team schools TUC TUC16
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UNISON working ‘tirelessly’ for teaching assistants

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

News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in East Midlands local government pay 2016 Northern schools teaching assistants
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New era for school support staff in Wales

All learning support staff in Wales must now be registered with the Education Workforce Council

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in Cymru cymru/wales education services Education Workforce Council learning support workers professional registration schools teaching assistants wales
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Teaching assistant wins prestigious award

However, professional organisations, including UNISON, are looking at how to take the standards forward. Ms Jackson is still […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in education schools speaking up for teaching assistants teaching assistants teaching assistants standards
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Caerphilly joins councils pledging to pay school support staff fees

Caerphilly council’s decision to pay fees comes as a result of an ongoing campaign by UNISON

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in cymru/wales education registration fees school support staff school support staff registration school workers schools