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Pauline Bacon from the Eastern region says that No Outsiders is based on the Equality Act. Its creator, openly gay teacher Andrew Moffat, had been using it for almost a decade with no […]

Hundreds of UCL cleaners, porters, security officers and catering staff will demand their outsourced jobs be returned to the university, so workers doing the same jobs receive the same pay, pension and annual leave, says UNISON today (Thursday). This afternoon (from 1pm to 3pm) support staff from across UCL will gather outside the university’s main […]

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 […]

UNISON survey uncovers how far teaching assistants go to financially support their pupils

But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.

UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’

Court of Appeal ruling has implications for hundreds of thousands of employees

A joined-up response from police, youth support services and colleges is the only way to turn youngsters away from crime – it shouldn’t fall to college support […]

Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has confirmed he cares about the wealthy few, rather than everyone who relies on public services. A cash giveaway for the richest earners is absurd after 10 years of brutal austerity that […]

Important points detailed in long-awaited Augar Review of education

Education unions representing staff at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) – the largest academy chain in the UK – are today (Wednesday) launching a ballot asking if employees have confidence in the trust’s leadership. The move comes after AET failed to listen to staff concerns over proposed cutbacks and restructuring. The changes will put the wellbeing […]

 What made you take this step? Since working within the school for all those years I became more interested in learning and would like to carry this forward in […]

The day was packed with information, with lots of opportunities for TAs to share knowledge and experience. I am happy that […]

Pressure on schools and NHS staff to tackle crime is deflecting attention from failure to fund services adequately, union says

Unions have been forced into this step by AET’s refusal to engage in meaningful negotiation over a variety of issues […]