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New toolkit highlights positive impact of teaching assistants

Speaking of the research and the updated toolkit, UNISON national officer for education Joanna Parry said: “Of course, we welcome the growing evidence base into […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges MPs to act amid surging school COVID-19 cases

Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action

Article on the UNISON National site.

The forgotten frontline: council and school staff need a 10% pay rise

A pay rise would make a huge difference to her life. “Local government workers have been through the mill this year," she says. “Everybody’s pulled together with a […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid

The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Our schools are being stolen. Are you angry yet?

Guest blog from Corinna Edwards-Colledge, joint branch secretary of Brighton & Hove UNISON

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Unions call on secondary schools and colleges to retain masks

UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Victory for Ealing UNISON!

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 […]

News on the UNISON Greater London site.

UNISON in Schools | Health and Safety Webinar: Covid and Risk Assessments

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 […]

Event on the UNISON South West site.

UNISON in Schools | Health and Safety Webinar: Covid and Risk Assessments

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 […]

Event on the UNISON North West site.

Suffolk unions band together for school music

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Aspirations Academy Trust’s outsourcing blow to cleaning and catering staff is ‘appalling timing’, says UNISON

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.   

News on the UNISON South West site.

School support staff warn ‘big bang’ return to school is a safety risk

Nearly three in four school support staff in the East of England have been anxious about the return to classrooms this week, with many fearing measures to keep them safe are inadequate, according to a survey published today by UNISON. The findings provide a snapshot of the concerns of staff as schools in England reopen […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

School support staff fear ‘big bang’ return’ to school is a safety risk

Half of school support staff ​in England ​have been anxious about the return to classrooms ​this week, with many fearing measures to keep them safe are inadequate, according to a survey published today (Friday) by UNISON.

News on the UNISON South West site.

Schools should not open the floodgates to a new wave

But UNISON warns that this may not go far enough, and face coverings should be compulsory for staff and students at all times in secondary schools and for staff in primaries and SEND settings […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Light at the end of a tunnel

As we look forward to brighter days where our lives are no longer dominated by COVID, we will be picking up the pieces for many years to come

Article on the UNISON South East site.