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Remodelling
UNISON members working in schools and education departments organise within local government branches. Any workplace issues or problems should be raised with the UNISON representative in the school or department (if there is one) or by contacting the UNISON branch at the local authority.
UNISON members working in schools and education departments organise within local government branches. Any workplace issues or problems should be raised with the UNISON representative in the school or department (if there is one) or by contacting the UNISON branch at the local authority.
Most staff working in schools and local authority education departments are on local government pay and conditions. You can get more information on conditions in individual local authorities and schools from your local UNISON branch office.
UNISON works at regional level through regional officers who support branches.
WAMG Note 22 The Appropriate Deployment of Support Staff in Schools
(06/08/2008) The Social Partnership has published advice in response to growing concerns about support staff contracts, pay and conditions. See Recent Documents.WAMG Guidance Note 19
(13/3/2008) WAMG Note 19 (attached, Welsh version available) is an update on work programmes and priorities reported in WAMG Note 15, April 2006. It reviews the last five years in social partnership for remodelling of the school workforce. It claims that according to Ofsted and Estyn (Wales), teachers are more focused on teaching and learning and that support staff have new and enhanced roles. It describes the role of LSPs and key areas of activity over the coming months.Branches are invited to send examples of good and bad LSP experience to: Education@unison.co.uk
WAMG Note 20 will be issued shortly with further detail on effective operation of LSPS.
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WAMG Guidance Note 18
In July the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG) organised three conferences to bring together local social partnerships (LSPs). WAMG Note 18 summarises comments collected from nearly 500 delegates at these conferences. Over 5,000 individual comments were captured from delegates. This note summarises observations on the effectiveness of WAMG and LSPs and also details key themes and issues which delegates felt should be the subject of ongoing or enhanced focus of social partnership working, both nationally and locally.Acrobat PDF (514683 bytes)
UNISON urges head teachers to stop the exploitation of school support staff
(31/07/07) UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, wants head teachers to end the exploitation of school support staff after official government figures reveal low pay and unpaid overtime is becoming the norm.Advice Notes on Term Time Working
(04/02/2007 This bulletin gives information on advice sheets that are being produced for members in the schools sector.The first one relates to Term Time Working.
Advice Notes on the Managing Medicines in Early Years Settings
(04/02/2007 This bulletin gives information on advice sheets that are being produced for members in the schools sector.This one relates to advice on Managing Medicines in School and covers resource implications. Further copies can be ordered from Communications from the online catalogue by quoting the stock reference numbers. Managing Medicines in the workplace is 2538 and Term Time working is 2537. The link to the catalogue is http://www.unison.org.uk/catalogue/ Click here to download the UNISON bulletin and advice sheets
UNISON Bulletin on Advice NotesUNISON Advice on Managing Medicines
Training the School Food Workforce
(30/01/2007) Last September, new school meals measures were announced and included the establishment of new training centres for school catering staff. The School Food Trust held a seminar in Birmingham on 10 January to discuss the way forward. The centres will not be central, teaching institutions built around the country. They will be developed at FE colleges, Centres of Vocational Excellence, employers’ training centres and so on.WAMG Guidance Note 17
(11/8/04) Guidance on the deployment of HLTAs. The Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group has now agreed more detailed guidance on the role of higher level teaching assistants (HLTAs). It emphasises again that teachers and HLTAs are not interchangeable.WAMG Guidance Note 16
(26/07/06) WAMG Note 16 summarises the contractual changes which should now be in place for teachers and headteachers. It also emphasises that "school-level reviews must also ensure that there are clearly defined roles for support staff with associated career paths, access to training, etc. These roles must attract appropriate pay and grading, within local structures and gradings".WAMG Guidance Note 15
(10/05/2006) WAMG Note 15 gives a summary of the achievements reached since the introduction of the National Agreement and identifies outstanding actions from this agreement. WAMG agreed a six-point plan for the next three years in order to make further improvements for the school workforce as a whole.Draft Role Profiles for School Caretakers, Catering and Cleaning Staff
(10/05/06)The NJC Schools Working Group has now developed draft role profiles for school caretakers, catering and cleaning staff. These can be downloaded from the link below and we are asking branches for feedback on these as soon as possible. Once agreed they will be included in the planned School Support Staff: the Way Forward II. This will also include advice on employment issues around extended schools. We hope to agree this by the Summer.WAMG Guidance Note 11
(18/08/2005) WAMG Guidance Note 11 - contains note providing schools with information about the work the WAMG is undertaking in relation to the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda in England, particularly in relation to extended schools.School Support Staff : The Way Forward
The NJC has now produced a book version of the NJC profiles and the joint guidance on training and fixed-term contracts, which were sent to branches in October. One copy is attached and further copies can be obtained from the employers organisation.School Support Staff : The Way Forward
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• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
UNISON Education workforce
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London WC1H 9AJ
Email: education@unison.co.uk
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
UNISON Education workforce
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: education@unison.co.uk
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Documents: schools
School meals, markets and quality
This report traces the rise and fall of the school meals service: from its inception as part of the Welfare State, through its relegation to an optional, cost-driven, service, to the current drives to transform it back to its original purpose.School meals, markets and quality
UNISON in Schools newsletter: Strike special
UNISON members in local government, including schools, are taking strike action on 16 & 17 July. Newsletter includes a FAQ section.UNISON in Schools newsletter: Strike special
UNISON in Schools Newsletter Summer 2008
The newsletter from UNISON for members working in schools. To order further copies please e-mail stockorders@unison.co.uk and quote stock order number 2166.UNISON in Schools Newsletter Summer 2008
Skills4schools e-newsletter Winter 2008
(14/02/2008) e-NEWSLETTER for support staff in schools (Winter 2008) brought to you by UNISON and the TDASkills4Schools Winter Newsletter 2008
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