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Trade unions are there to help: why are they being attacked?
Download Stars in our Schools - a guide to celebrating school support staff. [PDF] And for the first time, we are delighted […]
Much of the asbestos is badly maintained, leaving children and staff in some schools exposed to the killer fibre. Have you been told if there is asbestos in your school? Has your […]
An average household in receipt of tax credits will lose a whopping £1,350 a year
All the evidence shows that children benefit from having a healthy, nutritious hot meal at school. Healthy school meals gives infant children the best start in life, helping to improve their […]
Free school meals are a ‘lifeline’ to many families
Stars in our Schools aims to highlight the work of school support staff, the unsung heroes of education. Canvas […]
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
Ms Thomas said: “Schools cannot survive without teaching assistants. They help to support children with special educational […]
When it is, it’s often due to the hard work of the tens of thousands of school support staff – from teaching assistants to cooks to admin staff – who strive to make this […]
UNISON is the largest union for school support staff and local UNISON branches have been very busy this year, working hard to support members on a wide range of issues in the hundreds of schools, most of which are no longer local authority controlled. UNISON has been supporting members involved in TUPE transfers, reorganisations as […]
More than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos – but the government is still dragging its feet over a report on the scale of the problem due last spring
With over 75 per cent of Britain’s state schools reportedly containing asbestos, UNISON believes that this statement will raise concerns amongst […]
UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary