TECHOGNITION is a national celebration of School Science Technicians, recognising the importance of this essential role in science education Following the success of #TECHOGNITION 2018 we will be running the event again this year. During #TECHOGNITION week: Take a photo of yourself or a technician colleague at work. It can be something spectacular or […]
UNISON’s annual Higher Education branch seminar presents an exciting opportunity to network with colleagues from across the UK who work in the HE sector. We invite you to the 2019 branch seminar in York where you will have a chance to hear from experts on higher education, attend a wide range of workshops that are […]
Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement.
Angela Rayner addresses UNISON’s national delegate conference
Since 2015, £2.8 billion has been cut from school budgets. The average primary school has lost £45,400 in funding and the average secondary school […]
The government careers strategy is a missed opportunity to pull together an effective and coherent careers service.
UNISON’s higher education service group met yesterday to discuss the higher education employers’ full and final offer on pay for 2017-18.
An academy chain with schools in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside has announced today (Thursday) that as many as 40 support staff could face redundancy over plans to cut budgets. The David Ross Education Trust launched a consultation exercise earlier today over proposals to cut nearly £1m in funding from its 32 primary […]
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
If this Tory government really cared about making our country fairer and more prosperous then decent pay for education workers would be one of their top priorities.
The school support staff – mostly teaching assistants, higher level teaching assistants and special needs teaching assistants – work best when treated as part of a professional team. UNISON […]
More than half of classroom or teaching assistants (53%) across the UK have experienced physical violence at school in the past year, according to new figures published by UNISON today (Tuesday). In addition, three-quarters (76%) of the teaching assistants who took part in a survey for the public service union said they had witnessed violence at […]
“UNISON is seeking early talks with ATT to discover why it’s making these damaging cuts now, and to protect as many jobs as possible.” Notes to editors: - Trustees remuneration […]
Award celebrates activist who has made greatest contribution to Gateshead branch and its members
Caerphilly council’s decision to pay fees comes as a result of an ongoing campaign by UNISON
