UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
UNISON branches in England are consulting members in sixth form colleges on the offer. This consultation closes on 27 November. If you require any further information […]
Lots of plans are underway with schools holding awards ceremonies, putting on special assemblies and even dressing up as super heroes […]
They would have been voluntary and schools could have chosen whether to have used them, but at least they would have existed. The […]
So often the unsung heroes of schools, teaching assistants, midday supervisors, admin workers, catering staff and cleaning staff, are […]
Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign
Threatened cuts to pay for teaching assistants in the North East have been condemned by UNISON. Staff in Durham schools could lose up to £5,000 a year under council proposals to introduce term-time only contracts from September 2016.
Employers offer two-year deal of 1% each year, with more for lower paid staff to match national living wage
UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response
Well-trained and committed school business managers are facing increasingly complicated and diverse duties including […]
Check out the dedicated campaign pages for more information and campaign […]
The IPPR report comes as the UK Parliament considers the government's Education and Adoption Bill, which includes new provisions for converting English schools to academies. The […]
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
“Without their dedication and commitment, schools simply could not function and the council must be praised for making this […]