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Number of schools with Raac rises to 174

The affected schools were built with “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the 1960s to […]

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

The affected schools were built with “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the 1960s to […]

The union agreed to suspend further strikes for talks at conciliation service Acas. The school has now reduced the number of job losses to three and the staff affected are willing to take […]

Around 350 staff in community schools would have seen their pay drop by between £40 and £2,800 each year after Southend Council […]

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 […]

As school budgets reach breaking point, there are inevitable consequences for the quality of education being […]

More than a third of a million council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today (Tuesday) on whether to strike over pay.

“Parents of children with special educational needs whose kids are set to lose vital one-to-one support next year have told us they’re fully […]

School bosses say student numbers are predicted to fall, while the school has a higher number of TAs than other primaries. UNISON says that is down to a high number of pupils with […]

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 […]

“Cutting these jobs will inevitably harm children’s education, especially given how many of these roles are solely based on supporting pupils with special […]

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