If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone
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UNISON has welcomed a decision by the Department for Education to drop plans to turn Leicester’s West Gate School into an academy. West Gate has 180 pupils, aged 4 to 19, with a range of learning needs. Pupils have moderate to severe learning difficulties, autism spectrum conditions, multiple learning difficulties and highly complex needs. In November 2018 […]
The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools
Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love
UNISON has signed up to the charter after forcing the Department for Education to acknowledge role of all school staff
Police and justice Police staff members in England and Wales have been told that the employers want to […]
UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children
Community march planned for 15 May
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash
Schools should avoid opening the floodgates to a new wave of Covid infections by staggering the full return to the classroom, UNISON says today. Schools across the east of England are due to fully reopen on Monday, with an enhanced testing regime and face coverings for secondary school pupils. But UNISON warns that this may […]
Union says a phased return of all schools and colleges in England from 8 March will protect pupils and staff
Redundancies facing permanent staff at Sheffield Hallam students’ union will have a major effect on students, and UNISON members plan to fight back
Stars in Our Schools was a bit different this year but it was still a glorious celebration of all that school support staff do for our children
With only two webinars in the series left to host before its conclusion, the South East Education Team have held six webinars for members across the region since September, as part of the ‘Time for Change’ series. Webinar topics have included Redundancy Support and Information, Finding a Job, CV Writing, Interview Advice, Stress and Change […]
In his latest regional secretary’s blog, Tim Roberts questions the government’s decision to shut down the Union Learning Fund