Hundreds of teaching assistants say they don’t have adequate training to deliver the Curriculum for Wales, says their union UNISON today (Thursday).
Hundreds of teaching assistants say they don’t have adequate training to deliver the Curriculum for Wales, says their union UNISON today (Thursday).
The event was hosted in the run-up to the union's annual celebration day, Stars in Our Schools, on Friday 24 November. Stars in Our Schools highlights the vital role of support staff in […]
School support staff are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday).
Dedicated staff using food banks and cutting back on heating to cope in cost-of-living crisis
School support staff across Yorkshire and Humberside are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday). A survey of more than 1,000 school workers reveals that staff – including teaching assistants, caterers and cleaners – are buying food, clothes […]
Minimum service levels in schools could take away right to strike entirely
UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours
If you want to get involved in your workplace, sign up to be a pay champion. You’ll become part of a supportive network of UNISON members across the region, helping […]
Teaching assistants increasingly provide cover for absent teachers, without lesson plans or help from other colleagues.
A solution must be found before this worrying issue spirals out of control.
Sexual harassment is widespread in schools with staff the target of physical advances, inappropriate comments and lewd remarks, according to findings published by UNISON today (Tuesday). A survey conducted in collaboration with UK Feminista, and published on the opening day of the union’s annual conference, shows one in ten (10%) female support staff in secondary […]