Search Results for “Local government” tagged school support staff

Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff

UNISON has, with other unions, issued a joint statement to the government warning against fully re-opening schools until staff safety is scientifically assured. UNISON […]

Undoubtedly Universities will argue that they don’t receive enough money from the government – and they’d be right to say that – but that’s simply no excuse for a pay settlement that […]

School cuts are affecting children and UNISON will gear up campaigning against them, local government conference vows

The local government leaders of the Labour Party, the Lib Dems and even the Conservative Party have raised their […]

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 […]

Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and […]

The shadow education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has announced the party’s policy to reintroduce the body if they win the next general election

Of a future Labour government, she added: “We will listen and work with schools to deliver that change that we know our schools […]

The Local Government Association deal agreed in November applies to the year from 1 April 2022 and most academy chains […]

The complaint alleged that the education union had actively sought to recruit school support staff and had intervened in pay negotiations between the three recognised unions

Schools need to close. Enough is enough. “Who do we trust to deal with COVID? This appalling government or a local decision by the council based on local circumstances, knowledge of the demographic of […]

The government should be hanging its head in shame." Note to editors: – The survey report is […]

A joint vision for the future of school support staff has been presented at the union’s school support staff seminar

76% of people who responded to survey about the strike back UNISON members defending their pay