Search Results for “Local government” tagged education and training

“The government claims academy status means greater autonomy for individual school heads, but the reality for head […]

The next generation of caring professionals are being short-changed by the government.   “Ministers must substantially increase spending on education and training to avoid […]

It’s National Careers Week – but thanks to years of government cuts, careers advice at school isn’t what it used to be. UNISON thinks young people deserve a better start to their working life

“UNISON welcomes this report and urges the government to enforce the recommendations […]

UNISON is also urging the government to commission an independent study into the effect that school funding changes are having upon the […]

The picture is extremely bleak.  The Government has accused funding campaigners of scaremongering, but the updated figures are worse than […]

“It’s time the government opened their eyes to the fact some academies cannot deliver the financial integrity the public […]

“From the outset there’s been tremendous support from parents and local residents. “School support staff can go into work with their heads held high, knowing that the […]

‘Hot, healthy, nutritious’ school meals are key to a child’s development, says union

UNISON launches scheme as part of its commitment to helping give young people hope for the future

Responding to government plans to reform school funding UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “Schools that are already underfunded will get much less than they’d hoped for. “Other highly rated schools in better resourced areas will see their budgets cut further still to fund those currently failing. “Good education doesn’t come cheap. Schools need […]

If you are thinking of doing some trade union-related studying, UNISON can help with your course costs. But you only have until 31 July to apply

Some schools face losing 50% of caretaking staff under an academy chain’s ‘controversial’ plans released today (Tuesday). Education unions have issued a warning over plans by London-based Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) to slash £1.4 million from its schools’ estates budgets. Under the plan AET is proposing to cut the number of buildings and estates staff in […]