As a union for TAs, with a wealth of its own findings to the contrary, UNISON met with EEF and raised significant concerns about this message. Citing examples such as a survey of school […]
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Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service
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
There are still many other members and employees of private companies who provide public services across Ealing such as health and social care and cleaning who […]
- 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.
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 […]
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.
Schools should avoid opening the floodgates to a new wave of Covid infections by staggering the full return to the classroom, UNISON says today. Schools across the east of England are due to fully reopen on Monday, with an enhanced testing regime and face coverings for secondary school pupils. But UNISON warns that this may […]
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