Higher education pay is falling far behind. This leaflet encourages members to get involved in the campaign for better pay.

All the latest news for school staff, including Public Service Champions campaign, school funding changes

Leaflet 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.

Poster for HE branches to use to advertise the pay ballot and the vote yes message
BILINGUAL WELSH/ENGLISH. PDF download only.

Bilingual Welsh/English version of the “Why you deserve a pay rise in higher education”. 2016 pay campaign. Pdf only

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

Joint union poster – Fair pay in further education

Joint union leaflet – Fair pay in further education

Step-by-step guide to using our higher education campaign materials

Printable ‘invest in me’ sign. Write on your own words, take a photo, tweet it to us @UNISONinHE

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

2016 Annual Report for the Higher Education Service Group

This is a joint agreement on the avoidance and handling of redundancies in FE (England).

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

The Living Wage: Briefing and implementation plan for academy, trust and free schools. Revised April 2015. A4 12 pages. Available as a download PDF only

The Living Wage: A briefing and plan for implementation in Church of England schools. Revised April 2015. A4 12 pages. Available as a PDF only.

A guide to introducing the Living Wage in Catholic schools. Revised April 2015. A4 12 pages. Available as a PDF only.

This is the joint trade union pay claim for the further education college sector in England in 2015 and has been submitted to the national employers, the Association of Colleges

UNISON’s pay claim submitted to the employers for higher education support staff, for the period 2015-16, bases around equality issues

UNISON’s pay claim submitted to the employers for higher education support staff, for the period 2015-16

This is a briefing on how the cuts will damage adult education and the impact this will have on future of the sector it challenges the reasons given for the goods and is for use in political campaigning

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

Most academies are party to or shadow National Joint council (NJC) pay agreements. However, a number of academies have indicated that they are no longer part of the NJC and decide their pay locally

Most academies are party to or shadow National Joint council (NJC) pay agreements. However, a number of academies have indicated that they are no longer part of the NJC and decide their pay locally

A colourful A4 newsletter aimed at informing and recruiting staff employed in further education. Spring 2015

This report gives a summary of the biggest ever survey of school support staff

LGS 2014-15-16 pay scales and allowances

All your rights as an apprentice

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

Challenging attacks on sickness absence in further education: organising guide 2014

UNISON toolkit on sickness absence for use by college reps, branches and regional officers to challenge attacks on sickness absence

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

NJC pay 2014
Strike leaflet for schools members for 10 July
Bilingual Welsh & English
PDF ONLY

For use in branches working with credit unions

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

Handy guide to organising in schools: for reps and organisers

Leaflet calling for LGPS member representatives for pension boards. For targeted use with potential board members. Order min 20 and max 100.

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

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

Teaching assistants – a class act – UNISON speaking up for TAs. A5 public facing leaflet to promote the role of TAs.

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.

Briefing for teaching assistants’ day

This bulletin contains all the relevant information, travel forms etc for the conference.

A5, schools support staff recruitment leaflet with application form.

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

Document for general public, branch and regional reps. useful tool to raise profile of teaching assistants and UNISON’s role as the union for education support workers

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

Final pay offer, for branch secretaries,members and regional organisers

UNISON is worried that the damage done to young people as a result of cuts to their services, job opportunities and financial support is being ignored. This report sets out UNISON’s vision for young people. A4 24pp

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

UNISON believes that education is the engine of economic success, as well as a major vehicle for tackling inequality, delivering social justice and maintaining a stable and fulfilled society.12 page A4 booklet.

A shocking report into the findings of the UNISON Just Desserts survey into conditions for staff in school kitchens following school food reforms

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

A5 leaflet aimed at reps organising in academy schools. Includes tips, advice and information on resources.

What is the truth about academies? This mythbuster divides the facts from the fiction so you can ask your school the right questions before they rush to academy status.
4 sides A5 leaflet.

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.

Following a consultation on school funding reform last year, the government has published its proposals for a revised system of school funding to apply from September 2013 in England along with a further consultation on additional reform.

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