All the latest news for school staff, including funding, pay, Stars, and UNISON’s learning opportunities for school staff.

A colourful A4 newsletter aimed at informing and recruiting staff employed in further education.Autumn 2018.

Have your say on higher education pay: Vote yes for strike action.Leaflet.

Have your say on higher education pay: Vote yes for strike action. Poster.

A4 12pp guide for reps and UNISON members on how to tackle workload concerns in colleges

A6 postcards promoting Stars in Our Schools on 23 November. Please do not order one per member but use selectively at events, in schools on notice boards etc. Max order 300.

Stars In Our Schools 2018 poster.
Pdf only.

Letter/A4 poster for headteachers promoting the schools celebration day on 23 November. For individuals to use face-to-face only. Available as PDF only.

A4 guidance for all college support staff on how to manage difficult behaviour in further education institutions. Max order 20 or email stockorders@ unison.co.uk

Joint higher education union pay claim for 2018/19 (submitted 21 March)

Guidance on lesson observations of teaching assistants in schools. How it should and should not be used and what to do if it is misused. Minimum order 10. Maximum 50 or email stockorders@unison.co.uk.Education

A guide for members looking to recruit in colleges. Includes preparation points and conversation tips

UNISON is the union for all support staff in further education colleges. This leaflet sets out why UNISON has support staff interests at its heart.

The Living Wage: Briefing and implementation plan for academy, trust and free schools. A4 12 pages. Available as a download PDF only

The Living Wage: Briefing and implementation plan for Catholic schools. A4 12 pages. Available as a download PDF only

The Living Wage: A briefing and plan for implementation in Church of England schools. A4 12 pages. Available as a PDF only.

Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
Poster

This guidance gives practical advice on how to share and raise concerns about workload issues with colleagues and managers and what should be included in a workload agreement with employers.

Branch advice on rarely cover arrangements for teachers and implications for support staff

There are lots of new and imaginative ways of organising in schools as well as the traditional time-honoured method. This 16-page A4 booklet sets out the best of the new ways of organising being used in schools and will inspire you to get started today

Handy guide to organising in schools: for reps and organisers

UNISON guidance on changes to school food in England (2014).

This guide has been drawn up by the NUT with contributions and guidance from UNISON. It has been written for the school leadership team and we would recommend that this is brought to their attention by the trade union health and safety stewards

Leaflet setting out all the specialist and generic benefits to school support staff of belonging to UNISON.

Managing Difficult Behaviour in Schools: A practical guide
16-page A4 booklet with accessible, practical advice for all those working in education settings

Poster setting out all the specialist and generic benefits to school support staff of belonging to UNISON.

8% cuts to schools. What can you do about it? Leaflet outlining the issue and how to involve the school and community in fighting the cuts.

Leaflet for school learning support staff in Wales setting out the benefits of UNISON following on from compulsory registration with the EWC. BILINGUAL.
Minimum order 30.

Career Framework and Continuing Professional Development for Teaching Assistants

Leaflet to help members campaign for the Living Wage in their school.

Advice for headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants, governing boards and employers.

Heart UNISON Heart my workplace photo boards – take photos and post them online to show you heart UNISON and your workplace. Download only

Guidance in facing redundancy in local government – PDF download only

Factsheet on the Bradford Factor for use in the campaign to challenge sickness absence for UNISON college reps, branches and regions

For use in branches working with credit unions

Advice for branches about how they can promote credit unions and campaign on high cost credit.

The guide contains advice and guidance on good practice including a model disability policy. The guide will be useful for branch secretaries,equality reps, stewards, regional reps and employers who want to put together a good disability policy and disability leave agreemenht

The document contains information that can be used in campaigns on the living wage in Higher Education by branches, regional organisers

Young workers and the minimum wage. A5 leaflet with information on the basic employment rights. Of particular use to UNISON members working with young people in schools, colleges, careers services, youth services, leisure centres and through social services. Updated October 2013.

Disabled workers face discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace and society. The skills and experience of disabled employees are highly valued and UNISON is committed to supporting disabled members by negotiating policies that remove barriers and tackle discrimination in the workplace

This factsheet explains how part-time youth and community workers have the same statutory employment rights as any other employee

UNISON’s equalities agenda: how UNISON works to build equality into everything we do

A4 branch guidance which sets out to highlight the key aspects of shared services and sets out actions that branches should take.

The document is aimed at branches/reps, and seeks to give them advice on how to deal with student complaints – of recruiting/organising around the issue, and working co-operatively with students’ unions.

A briefing for UNISON activists and organisers.

Many academies are joining together in groups – this is a briefing on ‘academy chains’.

Shared services are when a number of organisations agree to share the cost and delivery of service between them.

A4 advice notes for local negotiators in trust schools. Updated November 2009