Our consultation ballot is now open, so school support staff can have your say

UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits

UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say

Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

Join us for a Lobby Against School Cuts to show MPs that, despite the Department of Education’s welcome rethink, there is still a problem

The government’s funding announcement today (Monday) is disappointing and means a return to smoke and mirrors statements on school funding, say education unions. UNISON, ATL, NUT and GMB have said that whilst any extra money is welcome, it isn’t enough to stop the huge cuts that schools are making. Calculations published on the organisations’ School Cuts […]

Thousands of parents, pupils, school staff and their unions demonstrated against cuts to school funding yesterday

UNISON video showcases support for six-month action from parents and teaching colleagues

Our message is clear and my position is the same as our members: the council must negotiate – massive pay cuts for school support staff cannot be the answer

General secretary Dave Prentis launches new campaign in long-running dispute over 25% cuts

This week UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis went to Waverley school in Enfield to celebrate the school support staff

UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter

The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way

Derby teaching assistants have taken their dispute over pay to the Labour party conference in Liverpool in a bid to win support from MPs and increase pressure on Derby City Council

‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut