‘Parents will hope this latest assurance is a promise David Cameron actually gets to keep’
‘Parents will hope this latest assurance is a promise David Cameron actually gets to keep’
Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has today reiterated the Church’s commitment to the Living Wage. A growing number of Catholic schools already pay the living wage to thousands of teaching assistants, catering and school support staff. The move comes following a joint campaign with UNISON – the […]
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
Stars in our schools day is fast approaching – tell us which superhero you’ll be dressing up as
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
Welsh government ministers, Assembly Members and MPs have committed to supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools day of celebration, a highlight of […]
UNISON comment on decision to scrap current system of school funding, announced in the Chancellor’s spending review
But now it’s Christmas – and time for some Yo-Ho-Ho. Members all over the country have been bringing festive cheer to their […]
Many UNISON members will be keeping the country going over Christmas and the new year
The ballot opened on 6 January and closes on 29 January. It covers all union members who work in further education in England w3hose […]
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 […]
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
UNISON Vale of Glamorgan branch secretary Glenn Pappas said: “This is great news and a testament to dedicated UNISON campaigning. A registration fee of £15 when you are on a low-paid […]
‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’