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 […]
Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team
Helen Capstick, ULR at Solent University I have been a member of UNISON since 2011 but have become more active in recent years when I took on the role of Union Learning Representative (ULR) at Solent University. I became a ULR as I wanted to use my skills to develop more informal learning sessions for […]
Following the publication of the Government’s final proposals for its long-awaited National Funding Formula (NFF), organisations representing school staff, teachers and leaders – ATL, GMB, NAHT, NUT, UNISON and Unite – have updated the schoolcuts.org.uk website to reflect the funding losses facing each school in England. The picture is extremely bleak. The Government has accused […]
School support staff across the South West have been recognised today (Friday) as part of UNISON’s UK-wide celebration of the invaluable contribution they make to children’s education. UNISON organised the annual ‘Stars in Our Schools’ celebration event to promote the wonderful work school support staff do every day and to make sure the world knows just how […]
‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’
Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding
As school budgets reach breaking point, there are inevitable consequences for the quality of education being […]
‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’
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
Schools and nurseries up and down the country have been struggling with high absence rates, and a poor supply of tests only makes things worse.
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
The relaunch comes as a result of pressure from the union to be more inclusive of school support staff and deal with issues particular to them. In its first incarnation, the report […]
UNISON's head of education Jon Richards said: “UNISON wants schools and colleges to open as soon as soon as […]
UNISON regional manager Leonie Sharp said: “Staff are being punished for years of under-investment, poor management and the impact of COVID-19. They’re a dedicated group […]
