Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.
Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.
UNISON member Maggie Fordham is a support worker in her local UNISON branch. Here, she writes about some of the remarkable school caretakers she’s met in her job
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
The government’s own data shows that COVID-19 cases among school-age children reached a record high on 30 September, with nearly 200,000 pupils being absent from […]
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children
UNISON's head of education Jon Richards said: “UNISON wants schools and colleges to open as soon as soon as possible. But we need to make sure that reopening does not […]
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
The committee was clear that, while the union supports the use of mass testing in schools, because of concerns with the high rate of false negative lateral flow test results, this test […]
National schools committee describes UK government’s announcement, made on the last day of term, that some secondaries will be expected to start next term online, as “jaw-dropping”
‘The surge in cases in our schools is extremely concerning … Enough is enough’
Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference