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
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
The couple experienced similar stress and anxiety all over again, when it came time for their youngest, O, to transition between nursery and primary school: a delay in receiving his diagnosis and […]
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 […]
The event gave MPs the chance to celebrate support staff, as well as talk to UNISON members about the issues being faced in schools
This year they’ve been offered 3% – another real-terms pay cut, with inflation currently 9.4% and predicted to rise even further. The workers have […]
AQA must come back to the negotiating table, make a serious offer and stop threatening its dedicated staff." Notes to editors: - The ballot opened on Monday 13 June and […]
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
We meet Claire Wormald, chair of the the regional education and training committee and branch secretary of Southend on Sea Borough Council UNISON, on full-time release from her role as a youth worker. “Youth workers in short are educators,” says Claire, “encouraging critical thinking to challenge the myths sold by the ruling class, such as […]
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 […]
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi must intervene and put a stop to this sorry episode.” Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union […]
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
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone