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Rhondda Cynon Taf becomes sixth Welsh council to pay registration fees for teaching assistants being introduced in April

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools, supporting special educational needs children and underperforming children and helping teachers […]

UNISON Cymru / Wales lobbying sees seventh council agree to pay new annual registration fees for school staff

From this April, all learning support workers in Wales will be required to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). The […]

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 […]

UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula

Government plans to force 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices

Award celebrates activist who has made greatest contribution to Gateshead branch and its members

All learning support staff in Wales must now be registered with the Education Workforce Council

In preparation for the EWC registration, UNISON undertook a comprehensive listening exercise in schools across Wales, meeting with thousands of learning support workers. The message from staff in […]

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union

County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year

"The prospect of a new national schools funding formula and the proposal announced in the Budget and the white paper, Education Excellence […]

Today's action by UNISON has seen around 30 schools closed across the city, and more than 20 partially closed. UNISON Derby City branch is calling […]

‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear