Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools
We know it’s hard graft working in a school these days so UNISON takes this one day a year to celebrate all that you do. Without you our […]
Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools
This was the right decision to back low-paid workers by agreeing to pay their fees.” UNISON Cymru/Wales lead organiser for schools Jess Turner added: “Yet another council has […]
Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues
UNISON urges remaining Welsh councils to follow suit and back their school support staff
Hiring lawyers and accountants to manage a transfer of land and buildings probably isn’t. Yet by dogmatically pursuing a policy […]
Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
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 […]
And it’s time this was tackled head on. A new UNISON survey has revealed that more than half (52%) […]
Today's action by UNISON has seen around 30 schools closed across the city, and more than 20 partially closed. UNISON Derby City branch is calling […]
If this Tory government really cared about making our country fairer and more prosperous then decent pay for education workers would be one of their top priorities
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
Anyone can get involved in helping to organise a Stars in Our Schools event. Last year, hundreds of schools across the country organised events to celebrate a […]
“No-one wants to stop children attending school or put parents out, but the council has made a bad decision to target […]