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National schools committee describes UK government’s announcement, made on the last day of term, that some secondaries will be expected to start next term online, as “jaw-dropping”

Mass testing in schools UNISON initial statement Following the Government’s announcement of mass testing in schools in the New Year, UNISON’s National Schools Committee secured a meeting with the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS Test and Trace, to take place on Tuesday 22 December.  With the additional Government announcement on 17th December that secondary […]

‘The surge in cases in our schools is extremely concerning … Enough is enough’

Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference

UNISON is celebrating Stars in our Schools on Friday 27 November 2020 and we need your help.

UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests

School closures will create further childcare difficulties for key workers, who the country will ​be depend​ing upon in the coming months.” GMB national officer […]

Eight education unions representing thousands of school employees across Wales jointly wrote to Welsh government urging it to include the whole school workforce as a priority group for tests

UNISON has partnered with Cruse again to provide some specialist training for dealing with grief in young people and children. This online workshop run by Cruse Bereavement Care is offered to UNISON members who work with children and young people. While staff who work with these groups may already have some experience in dealing with […]

Workers need individual risk assessments, more cleaners must be employed, staff must have access to enough […]

Parents and staff are still confused over the wearing of face coverings in schools, says UNISON. The union has now written to secretary of state for education Gavin Williamson urging him to allow all school staff to be allowed to wear face coverings if they choose. UNISON also supports calls to let pupils wear face coverings too, given emerging evidence […]

We all want safe places for young people to learn in and staff to work in.” “The current system in England is a mess. Billions […]

Some cleaners in schools in eastern England are still having to work without protective kit and not given the ‘deep-clean’ training needed to keep people safe, says a survey published today by UNISON. The union is calling on the government to provide schools with money to hire extra cleaners. Figures released by UNISON show that more than a quarter (26%) of […]

Government announcement on pupil funding still below pre-austerity levels in real terms

Government announcement on pupil funding still below pre-austerity levels in real terms