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Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

Schools and early years settings have the authority and responsibility to take whatever steps they deem […]

No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’

Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.

The government’s own data shows that COVID-19 cases among school-age children reached a record high on 30 September, with nearly 200,000 pupils being absent from […]

“I’ve also supported schools to get more funding, access COVID-19 grants and deal with the paperwork and restrictions around those grants to ensure schools are […]

UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children

UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests

UNISON calls for urgent improvements to a ‘chaotic’ system in England

However, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said that the increases will still leave schools with less money in real terms than they had a decade ago. UNISON head of education Jon Richards […]

Extend furlough and sick pay for those protecting loves ones

No one would begrudge the thanks and appreciation shown to teaching staff. But the failure to acknowledge the real efforts of school […]

Date

29 November 2019 8:00am–6:00pm

Location

All over the UK

It takes a whole team to make a school a safe and happy place for children to learn. School support staff help children learn, keep […]

Union welcomes Commons select committee report revealing ‘the true scale of the funding cuts to schools and colleges’

UNISON represents around 250,000 school support staff across the UK and those members do fantastic work helping children learn, keeping […]