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The first school featured in our new column is Wallace Fields Infant School in Ewell, Surrey

On behalf of UNISON’s 1.3 million members, I want to take this opportunity to thank school support staff for everything you’ve done for our nation’s children this year.

School support staff regularly go home worried about pupils’ welfare, safety and emotional state after discussing issues such as grooming, gangs, domestic violence, bullying, loneliness, and sexual abuse with them, according to a survey released by UNISON today (Friday). The research suggests that across the South East 23% of school support staff involved in children’s […]

England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of reductions in school funding

Education unions reveal schools worse off than in 2015

Government needs to work with unions to develop plan

UNISON, NEU, GMB and Unite have sent joint letters centrally to all headteachers, MAT CEOs and Local Authorities in England. The purpose of the letters is to show understanding for the predicament they have been put in by the government and to urge them to work with us to only increase pupil numbers when it […]

UNISON and GMB make formal complaint about David Ross Education Trust to Health and Safety Executive National academy chain the David Ross Education Trust has failed to consult staff properly on Covid-19 risk planning ahead of a wider reopening of its schools, say UNISON and GMB today (Tuesday). The unions have made a formal complaint […]

UNISON welcomes decision to provide funding for free school meals during the summer

School support staff have been treated to care packages from UNISON as pupils have returned to the classroom. The packages were delivered to schools across Plymouth and Torbay over the last week. The packages are part of a wider campaign from the UK’s biggest trade union to have more health and safety representatives in the […]

Government appears more concerned with headline grabbing

Everyone wants schools to reopen fully but they must be safe

Workers worry measures to keep them safe aren’t up to the job

Community march planned for 15 May

40% of school staff are actively looking for other jobs because of persistent low pay