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
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
UCL’s outsourced workers receive lower pay, don’t qualify for sick pay, are not paid overtime, have fewer paid holidays […]
UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’
Important points detailed in long-awaited Augar Review of education
It’s National Careers Week – but thanks to years of government cuts, careers advice at school isn’t what it used to be. UNISON thinks young people deserve a better start to their working life
Consultation starts on 1% pay offer and deletion of lowest pay points in English sixth form colleges
The Association of Colleges offer in England – of 1% or £250 a year, whichever is higher – was formally accepted by the […]
This week UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis went to Waverley school in Enfield to celebrate the school support staff
Everyone deserves to go to a good school – regardless of their background or their academic ability. That simply won’t be achieved by stacking even greater advantage and privilege in the hands of a few schools to the detriment of everyone else.
UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season
UNISON campaign highlights closure of over 600 children’s centres since 2010
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has today reiterated the Church’s commitment to the Living Wage. A growing number of Catholic schools already pay the living wage to thousands of teaching assistants, catering and school support staff. The move comes following a joint campaign with UNISON – the […]
The union's FE committee will now write to the AoC and member colleges, informing them that, unless the offer is improved, UNSION will be in dispute with them. UNISON […]
My name is Alyson and I’m a midday assistant in a special school
Free school meals are a ‘lifeline’ to many families