UNISON member Maggie Fordham is a support worker in her local UNISON branch. Here, she writes about some of the remarkable school caretakers she’s met in her job
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We speak to teaching assistant Sue Ryles about what it’s like to be a schools rep – and why more people should do it
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
“I’ve also supported schools to get more funding, access COVID-19 grants and deal with the paperwork and restrictions around those grants to ensure schools are […]
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
Guest blog from Corinna Edwards-Colledge, joint branch secretary of Brighton & Hove UNISON
UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children
UNISON Ealing branch are celebrating after securing a 21.7% pay rise for 300 staff working under the Ealing schools catering contract. In December 2020, it came to light that the vast majority of the 300 staff who work under the Ealing schools catering contract in around 55 primary schools are paid below the London living […]
- Date
- 13 May 2021 7:00pm–8:00pm
- Location
- Zoom
A webinar for UNISON members working in schools to discuss the health and safety issues that impact your workplace, looking closely at the procedures that need to be put in to place due to Covid and risk assessments that have to be carried out to identify the risk to both individuals and large groups of […]
- Date
- 13 May 2021 7:00pm–8:00pm
- Location
- Zoom
A webinar for UNISON members working in schools to discuss the health and safety issues that impact your workplace, looking closely at the procedures that need to be put in to place due to Covid and risk assessments that have to be carried out to identify the risk to both individuals and large groups of […]
UNISON Suffolk County has helped launch the Music Matters Coalition today to campaign to make music a priority for children and young people. The six-union coalition is conducting a survey asking school staff, music educators, parents, carers, pupils and the wider Suffolk community about which aspects of music education are important to them, particularly in […]
Cleaners and catering staff at two schools in Dorset are facing an uncertain future as Aspirations Academy Trust push through plans to outsource their employment to private contractors.