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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

UNISON Caerphilly branch secretary Gary Enright said: “This is fantastic news and we are so pleased the council has been persuaded by the strength of UNISON’s argument. “In a […]

‘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’

Of course many of you will be working over the Christmas break or the new year holiday – and possibly both. Because public service is the core of our ethos: it's what our members do – […]

But now it’s Christmas – and time for some Yo-Ho-Ho. Members all over the country have been bringing festive cheer to their workplaces […]

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

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

Stars in our schools day is fast approaching – tell us which superhero you’ll be dressing up as

UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010