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Birmingham unions and council join forces to demand funding for 10% pay rise and £10 an hour minimum
Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company
UNISON survey uncovers how far teaching assistants go to financially support their pupils
UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’
Mr Hammond’s announced pay rises also cover police officers – but not police staff – in England and Wales, as well as hospital doctors and […]
Union welcomes Commons select committee report revealing ‘the true scale of the funding cuts to schools and colleges’
Work in schools and want to brush up on your number skills? UNISON has a partnership to help
Teaching assistants, administration staff and meal time assistants in five Plymouth schools are on strike over pay
Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month
Staff at scandal-struck Aspire Academy in Harlow are voting on industrial action over concerns for their health and safety, UNISON announces today. The school for students outside mainstream education, part of the TBAP multi-academy trust, was the subject of a BBC Panorama investigation in March after the head teacher blew the whistle on serious financial […]
Teaching assistants at a special needs school in Braintree are being bitten, kicked and spat on but managers are doing nothing about the violence, school support staff union UNISON warns today. A survey of support staff at The Edith Borthwick School found that 82% are worried about levels of violence, but only 19% of respondents […]
With Golden Time under threat, students from Pennycross Primary in Plymouth staged a protest with the help of UNISON.
Our consultation ballot is now open, so school support staff can have your say
“The ballot gives us an opportunity to get into schools and raise funding concerns with members,” says national secretary Jon Richards […]