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
Securing fair pay for hard-working members is UNISON’s top priority, as general secretary urges members to make sure their voices are heard
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
The survey also found that 75% of secondary school staff say their school has introduced face coverings for staff in class. An even higher number […]
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 […]
Jon Richards added: “If there are no serious changes we remain convinced that a ‘big bang’ full reopening is an unnecessary risk and a reckless […]
The students’ union, which is funded by the university but independently run, argues a reorganisation is necessary and will reduce costs. But these proposals will reduce face-to-face contact, affect […]
But UNISON members worked to make the stars in our schools feel special in spite of it all, with special ceremonies and school visits replaced by class […]
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
Zooming into homes across the South West, our regional education team have trained 107 new workplace representatives so far this year
