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From today (Friday), learning support staff must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC), which UNISON says marks the first step in recognising their hard work in our […]

Since 2013, Ms Jackson has been part of a national focus group for teaching assistants. The group met with the then shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt to […]

The registration fee is an annual payment of £15 per person. As the union for school support staff, UNISON has been campaigning for local authorities to pay the registration fee […]

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

Some schools are asking their local MP and press to join them for the day. UNISON branches are also organising learning events in schools to explain to members and […]

UNISON has campaigned long and hard for universal free school meals

Download Stars in our Schools - a guide to celebrating school support staff. [PDF] And for the first time, we are delighted to be offering learning grants up to £250 to UNISON members via […]

An average household in receipt of tax credits will lose a whopping £1,350 a year

UNISON is backing a petition calling on the government to keep universal free school meals for infant children in English schools

Findings are a testament to the contribution of teaching assistants, says UNISON

School support staff had the opportunity to share their experiences with politicians