Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding
Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding
The complaint alleged that the education union had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations between the three recognised unions
Chronic underfunding, overworked staff and simply not enough schools – inadequate SEND provision is leaving ‘vulnerable children by the wayside’
ONS decision means that senior leaders will have to justify big pay awards
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 […]
UNISON’s annual celebration highlights the amazing work that school support staff do, every day, around the country. They are the caterers, the admin staff, the […]
The action is likely to escalate unless AQA management is prepared to re-open talks
AQA workers being balloted over low pay and new contracts
The statement highlights the vital role that school support staff have played during the pandemic, the woeful response of the government to the cost of […]
Research reveals that many headteachers in primary and secondary schools in England are having to cut staff, IT equipment, trips and more as the funding crisis bites
“Youth workers in short are educators,” says Claire, “encouraging critical thinking to challenge the myths […]
No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’
Schools in Chesterfield, Staveley and Worksop are affected. Unions representing staff in nineteen schools across the Catholic Diocese of Hallam have written to the Secretary of State for Education to begin legal action over letters they received informing them that they would be forced to join Multi-Academy Trusts. The letters, issued by the Regional Schools […]
Trying to force through mass changes to academy status is not only wrong-headed, it’s a complete distraction.
Schools and nurseries up and down the country have been struggling with high absence rates, and a poor supply of tests only makes things worse.