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School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut

UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools

Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more

‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear

Threatened cuts to pay for teaching assistants in the North East have been condemned by UNISON. Staff in Durham schools could lose up to £5,000 a year under council proposals to introduce term-time only contracts from September 2016.

UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems

A change of boss turned Karen Williamson’s working life upside down. Her UNISON rep, Mary Pearson, helped her find the right way up…

Government slammed for dropping the long-awaited teaching assistants standards

Trade unions are there to help: why are they being attacked?

Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools

“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”

Preparing lunch for 100 hungry kids is all in a day’s work for school cook Fay Hart

UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary

One in four school support staff describe their financial situation as “struggling to survive” or “difficult”

UNISON and RCN call for urgent action as survey reveals school support staff being pressured to carry out complex treatments