Government plans to force 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices
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Commenting on government proposals for all schools to become academies and have longer working days, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Forcing all schools to become academies will do little, if anything, to improve the quality of education. “Many schools want to keep their links with local authorities and not be forced into academy trusts. […]
"The committee noted the decision taken by UCU to take no further action on 2015/16 pay and their call to initiate discussions with UNISON and the other FE uions, to draft an FE England pay […]
Commenting as the consultation got under way, UNISON national secretary for education and children’s services Jon Richards said: “We recognise there are some inconsistencies in the […]
From this April, all learning support workers in Wales will be required to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). The […]
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
Caerphilly council’s decision to pay fees comes as a result of an ongoing campaign by UNISON
This was the right decision to back low-paid workers by agreeing to pay their fees.” UNISON Cymru/Wales lead organiser for schools Jess Turner added: “Yet another council has […]
‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
Government proposals for schools in England, set out in the Education and Adoption Bill, miss the important issues currently facing schools, says UNISON. The public services union believe that a government obsessed with forcing schools to become academies is failing to address inadequate funding, excessive workloads or helping hard-pressed school business managers to support their […]
The ballot opened on 6 January and closes on 29 January. It covers all union members who work in further education in England w3hose […]
Many UNISON members will be keeping the country going over Christmas and the new year
It was very well received, attended by members, non-members and police officers. “Since then it has become something of a tradition. And it gives the branch a chance […]