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The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools

Members will be being asked to fill in a survey via a regular newsletter update later this month. Police and justice Police staff members in England and Wales have been […]

LGBT+ conference hears of the need to inclusive education

The UK’s largest academy chain faces a potential dispute with seven education unions over job cuts, low wages and outsourcing.

Real-terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today (Wednesday) by the School Cuts alliance of education unions.

UNISON has today (Wednesday) expressed disappointment at the pay offer put forward by the Association of Colleges. The union believes the offer of a one per cent increase or £250, whichever is greater, will plunge college staff further into poverty. UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “This offer is hugely disappointing. It will do […]

An academy chain with schools in the East Midlands and Yorkshire & Humberside is facing possible action from eight education unions over plans to axe support staff. The unions – representing headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants and school support staff – have issued the David Ross Education Trust (DRET) with a final warning after the failure […]

Schools across the UK see an increase in apprentices after the government introduced new schemes, and a levy to fund them, which came into effect last month

Higher education employers have made a full and final offer on pay for 2017-18, following the conclusion of pay negotiations

Durham teaching assistants – who have just one week left to vote for strike action in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay – are to hold a major rally today (Thursday). Durham County Council is proposing to move teaching assistants to term-time pay, and extend the working week without paying for any extra […]

New pay proposal from the county council overwhelmingly rejected: UNISON wil lmove to a vote on strike action, with ballot papers being despatched to classroom support workers early next week

Friday 9 September 2016 For immediate release Commenting on the prime minister’s speech about grammar schools today (Friday), UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The country may be under new management, but the Conservative Party’s obsession with grammar schools remains the same. “Grammar schools are outdated relics, removed in most parts of the country for very good reason […]

Leaders of academy schools are spending taxpayers’ money

"The prospect of a new national schools funding formula and the proposal announced in the Budget and the white paper, Education Excellence […]

Government plans to force 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices