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Stopping the virus in its tracks and keeping pupils and communities safe should be a top priority

The unions want ministers to provide schools with air filtration devices for use wherever airflow problems are detected and make face masks mandatory in all areas of secondary […]

But, for a long time, little independent research was carried out examining their impact. Indeed a […]

‘The surge in cases in our schools is extremely concerning … Enough is enough’

The new funding consists of £650m for state primary and secondary schools for the 2020/21 academic year, plus £350m for a national […]

Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company

Chancellor’s pay announcement only applies to teachers – and schools will have to find the bulk of the money themselves

A quarter (25%) of the staff responding say they’ve had to take out loans from banks, credit unions or payday loan companies simply to make ends meet. One in […]

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

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

Join us for a Lobby Against School Cuts to show MPs that, despite the Department of Education’s welcome rethink, there is still a problem

If you are interested in running a course in your school, talk to your local UNISON branch or call 0800 0 857 857 and ask to be put in touch with your […]

Schools are already cutting curriculum choices, activities for pupils and teaching and support staff posts. The unions are calling on the government to find […]

They went on strike for four days, held demonstrations and rallies, and a march which saw 700 school support staff walking […]

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