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Rosie isn’t planning to forget what her life was like before getting elected to Parliament – when she had to rely on tax […]

The statement highlights the vital role that school support staff have played during the pandemic, the woeful response of the government to the cost of […]

Let’s show our fantastic school support staff members and their colleagues that UNISON is right behind them, proud to support and […]

Rosie is currently campaigning for re-election in the current general election Rosie Duffield is still in shock. It never […]

UNISON has been running the Stars in Our Schools celebration day for three years now, and we’re pretty sure this was the biggest year yet. We even trended on Twitter! […]

General secretary pledges support as 1,200 Co Durham teaching assistants rally on second day of strike

“I have had to cut out a lot of things; I try not to go out because I can’t afford it and my children aren’t happy about it. Other people go on holiday and I can’t because I’m […]

Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and their skills and talents will be lost to schools and children alike.

More than half (52%) of school support staff across the UK have experienced stress, anxiety or depression as they struggle to cope with their workloads, according to a new survey published today (Tuesday) by UNISON. Two-fifths (41.5%) of those who took part in the survey said they had difficulty in completing their work, and more […]

Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools

‘Education workers in Northern Ireland are not prepared to sit and wait while you sort out all the political problems. Working people need pay justice now’

About one in five of our members are school support staff – that’s how big a group you are in our union. “And that’s really important […]

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say

Strike action by Derby school support staff is to be suspended following a new offer from the city council, UNISON has announced today (Friday). UNISON will now recommend that its members across the city’s schools accept the offer. That offer will now be put to staff, and if they vote to accept the deal, the […]