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‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’

‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’

Support staff at a Sudbury primary school have called off further strikes after accepting a new deal saving most of their jobs, UNISON announces today. Two dozen classroom assistants and midday supervisors at Pot Kiln Primary took three days of strikes in April and May after the school announced plans to sack 15 staff to […]

“These are experienced workers doing an essential job. It would have been a real kick in the teeth to take money away from them […]

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea is to visit Ipswich later this week as council and school support staff vote on whether to strike over pay. Christina McAnea will speak at a rally on Friday outside Suffolk County Council headquarters Endeavour House as local government workers call for a pay rise of 2% above inflation. Staff […]

Three Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts with schools across the East Midlands have signed UNISON’s Learning Charter which commits them to support the learning needs of their staff. St Thomas Aquinas, Saint Ralph Sherwin, and Our Lady of Lourdes, who are part of the Nottingham Catholic Diocese, have committed to work in partnership with UNISON East Midlands […]

UNISON members are writing to councillors to demand fair school funding. Will you join them?

Now the union is asking more than 360,000 workers it represents in the sector whether they are prepared to take industrial action. Since 2010, the […]

Workers will travel to Ipswich where they will hold a demonstration outside Suffolk County Council’s […]

“Pot Kiln workers absolutely don’t want to be on strike but they’ve got no other option if they want to save […]

Plans by Derby City Council to close Ashgate Nursery School could be one step closer to becoming a reality this Wednesday, as councillors get their say. An overwhelming number of residents and families voiced their opposition to the council’s proposals during the 7-week consultation period. Over 91% of respondents strongly opposed Ashgate’s planned closure in […]

Nearly half of teaching assistants at Pot Kiln Primary School in Suffolk face the sack, UNISON reveals today. The Sudbury school plans to lay off up to 15 of its 36 classroom assistants and midday supervisors, blaming an “unforeseen” budget shortfall of £75,000 and flagging student numbers. Pot Kiln claims it has more teaching assistants […]

Washing machines have been installed at a primary school in South Wales to help parents and the surrounding community with soaring energy bills

The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue

Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A ​UK-wide union survey of more than 6,000 school workers reveals staff – including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches – are buying food for hungry pupils, and contributing towards the cost of […]