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RCT council to pay school assistant fees

Rhondda Cynon Taf becomes sixth Welsh council to pay registration fees for teaching assistants being introduced in April

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Gwynedd council to pay school assistant fees

UNISON Cymry / Wales lobbying sees seventh council agree to pay new annual registration fees for school staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

Gwynedd council to pay school assistant fees

UNISON Cymru / Wales lobbying sees seventh council agree to pay new annual registration fees for school staff

Article, News on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Caerphilly joins councils pledging to pay school support staff fees

From this April, all learning support workers in Wales will be required to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). The […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Caerphilly joins councils pledging to pay school support staff fees

From this April, all learning support workers in Wales will be required to be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC). The […]

Article, News on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

All schools ‘should get the funds they need for success’

UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula

Article on the UNISON National site.

Opposition to government’s forced academies policy increases

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistant wins prestigious award

Since 2013, Ms Jackson has been part of a national focus group for teaching assistants. The group met with the then shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt to […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

New era for school support staff in Wales

From today (Friday), learning support staff must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC), which UNISON says marks the first step in recognising their hard work in our […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

New era for school support staff in Wales

From today (Friday), learning support staff must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC), which UNISON says marks the first step in recognising their hard work in our […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON mounts campaign to save jobs at academies in Essex

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union

Article on the UNISON National site.

Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans

County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government executive to explore help for school support staff

Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON pledges campaign for an end to school workers’ term-time contracts

‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear

Article, News on the UNISON National site.