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Ending school bubbles and isolation will be dangerous, says UNISON

Rolling back safety measures risks spread

News, Press release 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.

Education catch-up plans won’t work if teaching assistants and other support staff are ignored

Pivotal roles should be recognised and rewarded

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

School support staff finally included in wellbeing charter

UNISON has signed up to the charter after forcing the Department for Education to acknowledge role of all school staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges co-operation over reopening schools

‘Headline-catching announcements’ are not dealing with the practicalities needed to ensure pupils can return to school safely, says union

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs

Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action

News on the UNISON National site.

Academy workers face jobs threat

UNISON is organising meetings and support after Cheshire academy chain announced 43 redundancies at seven schools across the county

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.

Violence in schools is no laughing matter

“Making light of violence when staff in schools are increasingly likely to face assaults is in very poor taste. Ofsted […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

A model teaching assistant

Stars in our Schools celebrates the school support staff who strive to give our children the best possible education

Magazine, Uncategorized, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Pupils face schools turmoil over government’s inaction on building safety, says UNISON

“The schools minister even broke his own promise to publish information about at-risk properties before […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Bring back face coverings to limit school Covid disruption

The priority must be to avoid any further loss of education. "This includes the rollout of vaccinations for ​pupils, following the ​Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) view […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

DfE stats reveal high level of COVID infections among school staff

Estimates put 39% of teachers and school leaders and 51% of teaching assistants and other staff are working on-site in open settings in the current lockdown

Article on the UNISON National site.

Schools committee raises issues over English testing plans

The British Medical Journal, World Health Organisation, Royal Society of Statisticians and Royal College of Pathologists have all warned that these tests […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Education staff need ​an urgent ​new safety ​plan for schools, says UNISON

“Testing must be readily available to all school workers to keep them safe ​and stop the virus spread.” Notes to editors: - UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.