Teaching assistants, administration staff and meal time assistants in five Plymouth schools are on strike over pay.

UNISON Eastern has welcomed the Fire Brigades Union Eastern Region’s backing for education workers opposing the reopening of schools. Nine unions representing teachers, support staff and heads issued a joint statement this month urging the government not to push on with increasing pupil numbers until it is safe to do so. In a letter to local […]

Tuesday 31 March 2020 Don’t forget to thank school support staff too, says UNISON The hard work of thousands of school support staff providing emergency care for key workers’ children countrywide appears to have been ignored by the government, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Education secretary Gavin Williamson has written to school leaders expressing his ‘deepest […]

A new investigation by the Observer has laid bare the growing crisis with special education needs funding – and Hampshire County Council faces the largest overspend in the country; more than £10.5million. Read the full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/nov/10/councils-face-crisis-special-needs-education-funding

UNISON Cymru / Wales lobbying sees seventh council agree to pay new annual registration fees for school staff

Leaflet for school learning support staff in Wales setting out the benefits of UNISON in the run-up to compulsory registration with the EWC. BILINGUAL.
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Surrey County Council (SCC) has announced a “pause” in the process to shut Ripley CofE Primary School, which until this time last year had 144 pupils. The move comes after concern that officials failed to follow correct procedures during the process. UNISON South East has been working extensively to support affected members at the school, […]

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

Chancellor’s pay announcement only applies to teachers – and schools will have to find the bulk of the money themselves

Union welcomes Commons select committee report revealing ‘the true scale of the funding cuts to schools and colleges’

Bilingual Welsh/English poster to advertise UNISON is negotiating a pay rise for school workers.

On behalf of UNISON’s 1.3 million members, I want to take this opportunity to thank school support staff for everything you’ve done for our nation’s children this year.

Visual of all items available for the Stars In Our Schools celebration day (23 November). With ordering details.
There are also downloadable resources at StarsInOurSchools.uk

From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse

Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.