Search Jobs, News and Blogs, Pages tagged schools

The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue

Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A ​UK-wide union survey of more than 6,000 school workers reveals staff – including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches – are buying food for hungry pupils, and contributing towards the cost of […]

The guidance below from the HSE adds more about ventilation requirements included cooling air to balance the overall room temperature […]

A teaching assistant who joined the profession after the loss of her own child is leaving in the face of low wages and rising responsibilities.

Research reveals that many headteachers in primary and secondary schools in England are having to cut staff, IT equipment, trips and more as the funding crisis bites

No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’

UNISON has written to the 20 biggest catering companies to urge that they review their sick pay policies in order to help keep staff and pupils safe

Stopping the virus in its tracks and keeping pupils and communities safe should be a top priority

Education staff are also more likely to test positive for Covid than the general population leading to […]

The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools

More than two in five (42%) teaching assistants, caretakers, cleaners and other school support staff in the east of England are actively looking for better paid jobs because of the rising cost of living and persistent low pay in education, according to a UNISON survey released today. The survey responses paint a bleak picture of […]

Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.

UNISON member Maggie Fordham is a support worker in her local UNISON branch. Here, she writes about some of the remarkable school caretakers she’s met in her job.

We speak to teaching assistant Sue Ryles about what it’s like to be a schools rep – and why more people should do it

School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change