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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
Embracing the technology available, the team have transformed a classroom based programme to enable them deliver it online and at times which suit members […]
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
Eight education unions representing thousands of school employees across Wales jointly wrote to Welsh government urging it to include the whole school workforce as a priority group for tests
We’re all glad to see pupils back in classrooms, but it’s important the return is safe for staff, pupils, parents and the wider community. We know that many school support staff have been worried about facing the new school term. The government produced guidance in July, but we don’t believe it goes far enough to keep […]
Find out what you can do today! Upcoming courses & events for members UK-wide Member Learning courses for members in Wales UNISON College Bursary and […]
School support staff will be central to the success of the full return to schools in September and Welsh Government’s operation guidance must reflect this, says UNISON.
Responding to plans published today (Thursday) by the government for the full return of schools from September, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “Everyone wants all children to return to the classroom as soon as possible. There are still issues, though, around staffing and safety. “Test and trace must get a whole lot better for social […]
UNISON’s campaign for union safety representatives in schools has got off to a great start. School support staff members and local UNISON contacts have begun actively finding out about the union safety rep role. Within a couple of hours of the launch a teaching assistant in Nottingham, had come forward as a safety rep. Louisa Wass-Griffiths, UNISON […]
“We recognise that this will be disappointing for you and your members. I must stress that the conclusion that there should not be a pay uplift this […]
Throughout the current Covid-19 national emergency, we’re seeing once more the importance of learning for people’s wellbeing and mental health. UNISON South East’s Regional Learning and Development Organiser, Abbey Dunn, and Area Organiser, Vicki Gibbs, have developed an hour long wellbeing webinar for all members within the South East. It is vital that we look […]
An overwhelming majority of school support staff don’t feel reassured by government claims that English schools are safe to open to more pupils from the beginning of June, according to a UNISON survey published today (Friday). Only 2% of employees felt reassured by the Prime Minister saying it was safe to open schools more widely from 1 June. Almost all staff (96%) felt ministers hadn’t put […]