Health & Safety
UNISON is the largest trade union for staff in schools and local authority education departments.
Asbestos in Schools
The Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC)*, a national asbestos trade union campaign group, has backed Asbestos in Schools: the need for action, a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health that highlights the level of danger from asbestos in Britains schools.
School Social Network guidance
Guidance on using social networking while keeping yourself, your pupils and your job safe.Asbestos in Schools
(2/06/2011)Every school has a duty to manage its asbestos plan under the Control of Asbestos Regulations which came into force in 2006 (2007 for NI). A head teacher is the duty manager and could be fined or even jailed for breaches of the regulations.Guidance on Social Networking
(01/06/2011)UNISON has produced guidance on social networking sites which can be downloaded from the link below.Cyber Bullying - Fact sheet: An issue for children and young people
Following an increase in the number of reported cases of cyberbullying we have updated our cyberbullying factsheet for members working in schools.National Survey on Asbestos in Schools
(28/10/2010)UNISON together with the teaching and support staff unions are undertaking a joint survey of asbestos management in schools and this circular provides a link to the on-line questionnaire. UNISON branch and school safety representatives are invited to complete the brief on line questionnaire by 15th November 2010. Please complete the short on-line questionnaire in collaboration with colleagues from the other Unions in your school and make one return only per school. No individual or school will be identified as a result of the survey. The information we gather through this exercise will be used solely to provide statistical evidence for the campaign to ensure the safe management and removal of asbestos from schools.Factsheet on Asbestos in Schools
(29/10/2009)We have produced a factsheet on asbestos in schools which can be downloaded from the link below.Advice on Dealing with Toileting and Continence Issues
(26/10/2009)We have produced a factsheet on dealing with toileting and continence issues which can be downloaded from the link below.Dealing with Violence at School
(12/10/09)This guidance is aimed at providing practical advice on how to tackle violence and aggression at work and the school procedures necessary for dealing with violence and aggression towards school staff.< Back | More >
