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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

Caerphilly council’s decision to pay fees comes as a result of an ongoing campaign by UNISON

Caerphilly council’s decision to pay fees comes as a result of an ongoing campaign by UNISON

‘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 […]

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

In Scotland, members of the Inverclyde Local Authority Branch and their families have been treated to a free Christmas cinema outing, courtesy […]

UNISON comment on decision to scrap current system of school funding, announced in the Chancellor’s spending review

Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign

So often the unsung heroes of schools, teaching assistants, midday supervisors, admin workers, catering staff and cleaning staff, are […]

Lots of plans are underway with schools holding awards ceremonies, putting on special assemblies and even dressing up as super heroes […]