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In December 2020, in the midst of the second COVID-19 lockdown, school meals staff employed by Dolce were told that their hours would be reduced by an average of 20-25% […]

“Yet these measures could prevent some school staff from ever striking again. That’s not the behaviour of a democratic government. “This […]

A ​UK-wide survey of more than 13,000 school workers reveals that staff – including teaching assistants, caterers and cleaners – are buying […]

School support staff had the opportunity to share their experiences with politicians

All types of schools and early years settings are encouraged to take part this November. Over the past few years […]

Number of schools with Raac rises to 174

The affected schools were built with “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from the 1960s to […]

As school budgets reach breaking point, there are inevitable consequences for the quality of education being […]

The lack of any government messaging on COVID has also affected the issue

Other heads reported cutting back on IT equipment, trips, sport and extracurricular activities. One in five heads said they had cut spending on teaching […]

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

UNISON has written to the 20 biggest catering companies to urge that they review their sick pay policies in order to help keep staff and pupils safe

Stopping the virus in its tracks and keeping pupils and communities safe should be a top priority

It’s not too late for ministers to introduce additional measures to protect pupils, staff and their families before Christmas.

The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools