In his latest regional secretary’s blog, Tim Roberts questions the government’s decision to shut down the Union Learning Fund
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.
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
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 […]
The webinar, presented by Abbey Dunn, talks about many valuable ways in which we can care for ourselves during lockdown. Identifying and managing stress Practical ways to improve […]
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 […]
Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first
Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first.
Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first
Unions representing staff working in further education colleges^ called for stringent hygiene measures, protection for vulnerable people and isolation for all […]