Guidance in facing redundancy in local government – Revised October 2020. PDF download only

General advice in line with the NHS and Public Health England’s guidance

A bilingual Welsh/English A5 leaflet on school cuts and funding. Offers actions for parents, school staff and the public to campaign against cuts to their local school, and to ask the government for the funding our schools deserve.

An A5 leaflet on school cuts and funding. Offers action for parents, school staff and the public to campaign against cuts to their local school and to ask the government for the funding our school deserves.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.