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Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team

Helen Capstick, ULR at Solent University I have been a member of UNISON since 2011 but have become more active in recent years when I took on the role of Union Learning Representative (ULR) at Solent University. I became a ULR as I wanted to use my skills to develop more informal learning sessions for […]

This threatens the successful implementation of a new NFF which has long been the goal of many organisations in education. While a new NFF can address disparities in funding between schools facing similar […]

School support staff across the South West have been recognised today (Friday) as part of UNISON’s UK-wide celebration of the invaluable contribution they make to children’s education. UNISON organised the annual ‘Stars in Our Schools’ celebration event to promote the wonderful work school support staff do every day and to make sure the world knows just how […]

‘We now have the absurd situation of government departments ringing schools days before term begins, telling them to prepare for potential building closures’

Independent analysis, commissioned by UNISON, shows the cumulative effect on each pupil of Conservative cuts to school funding

UNISON members are writing to councillors to demand fair school funding. Will you join them?

The affected schools were built with “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the 1960s to […]

Research reveals that many headteachers in primary and secondary schools in England are having to cut staff, IT equipment, trips and more as the funding crisis bites

Schools ​and nurseries up and down the country have been struggling with high absence rates, and a poor supply of tests only make​s things worse.

If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress ​made could be quickly undone.

UNISON has signed up to the charter after forcing the Department for Education to acknowledge role of all school staff

Jon Richards added: “If there are no serious changes we remain convinced that a ‘big bang’ full reopening is an unnecessary risk and a reckless […]

The students’ union, which is funded by the university but independently run, argues a reorganisation is necessary and will reduce costs. But these proposals will reduce face-to-face contact, affect […]

Stars in Our Schools was a bit different this year but it was still a glorious celebration of all that school support staff do for our children