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‘Fair funding’ must also mean sufficient funding, say education unions

Organisations representing school staff, teachers and leaders – ATL, GMB, NAHT, NUT, UNISON and Unite – have updated the schoolcuts.org.uk website after publication of the government’s final National Funding Formula proposals to reflect the funding losses facing each school in England

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

All English schools face real cuts to funding

Latest Education Policy Institute report confirms unions’ warning over effects of new National Funding Formula

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Pupils’ safety at risk as further schools cuts loom, says UNISON

School administrators, business managers and finance workers are regularly administering first aid, handing out medicines to pupils and conducting criminal record checks because of cuts in the number of school support staff, according to a survey published today (Friday) by UNISON. The findings suggest that any further reduction in their numbers – as proposed by […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: The government is putting pupils at risk with more school cuts

A UNISON survey, which we’ve published today, shows just how widespread this is, and how any further […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Underfunding of schools resulting in increased class sizes for secondary schools in England

There is a particular problem in secondary schools because of a shortfall of £500m a year to funding for 11 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

English schools having to spend more than they get to educate pupils

UNISON calls on government to ‘give more money to schools now’ as Education Policy Institute report shows more schools recording larger deficits

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Are you ready for the weekend of action to save schools?

On 21 and 22 April, education staff, parents and children across the UK will be taking part in a weekend of action against cuts to school funding

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts

UNISON will hold consultative ballot on employment issues arising from central government reductions in school funding

News on the UNISON National site.

Four in five schools worse off under government spending plans

Education unions reveal schools worse off than in 2015

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

More than 16,500 schools losing out under new cash allocations for April 2020

Cuts to schools are deeply unfair

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

School technician cuts put safety at risk

The findings are from a survey of 500 technicians – who support science, IT, design and technology […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Children with special needs feeling the brunt of staffing shortages, UNISON survey reveals

This is the most disturbing finding among many in the survey, which was conducted across schools in England in January this year […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.