The government careers strategy is a missed opportunity to pull together an effective and coherent careers service.
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.
Derby City Council are trying to switch school support staff from full time to term-time contracts, in a move that will have a significantly […]
UNISON’s report, Bad Form: Behaviour in Schools, shows that overall almost one-fifth (20%) of […]
Commenting on the decision today (Thursday) by the Academies Transformation Trust (ATT) to announce jobs cuts and a major restructuring across its secondary and primary schools in the East and West Midlands, and the East of England, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “This decision has come as a bolt from the blue, and […]
Award celebrates activist who has made greatest contribution to Gateshead branch and its members
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 […]
Many UNISON members will be keeping the country going over Christmas and the new year
Lots of plans are underway with schools holding awards ceremonies, putting on special assemblies and even dressing up as super heroes […]
All the evidence shows that children benefit from having a healthy, nutritious hot meal at school. Healthy school meals gives infant children the best start in life, helping to improve their […]
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UNISON calls for review of school support staff contracts that can cut pay by 20%