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From school star to star MP

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

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Unions urge education secretary to extend free COVID testing

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Schools risk support staff exodus over pay, warns UNISON 

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

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Help improve COVID-19 safety in schools

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 […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

The forgotten frontline: council and school staff need a 10% pay rise

And while health workers have pulled out all the stops to keep the country going, a forgotten frontline of less visible local service workers have been […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Unions call on secondary schools and colleges to retain masks

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistants covering twice as many lessons in the pandemic

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Councils forced to pick up the pieces from failing test and trace

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Pupil funding still leaves schools worse off than 10 years ago

Government announcement on pupil funding still below pre-austerity levels in real terms

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Frightened workers self-isolating to protect vulnerable loved ones shouldn’t be punished

“Employers putting their staff under pressure need to stop hiding behind public health guidance and use more common sense. Leaving staff with no income when […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Don’t forget to thank school support staff too, says UNISON

UNISON has written to the education secretary urging the government to show its thanks to all school staff, and to clarify urgently what personal protective equipment they should be using

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Stars in our Schools 2019

Date
29 November 2019 8:00am–6:00pm
Location
All over the UK

Stars in our Schools celebrations take place in schools across the UK

Event on the UNISON National site.

MPs call for multi-billion pound education cash boost

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

News on the UNISON National site.

Speaking up for schools

It’s about stopping workload increases and defending your pay, terms and conditions and your answers will help us […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich

This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.