Statement from UNISON’s FE and sixth form committee
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UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
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 […]
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’
The registration fee is an annual payment of £15 per person. As the union for school support staff, UNISON has been campaigning for local authorities to pay the registration […]
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 […]
Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’
Many UNISON members will be keeping the country going over Christmas and the new year
UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season
“It is inner city schools which need extra support, not those in the leafy shires. There is a risk too that children and […]
Assembly Members including Jane Hutt, Julie James, Mark Drakeford and Vaughan Gething will all visit schools in their constituencies and speak to support staff. So […]