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Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.

Like Terry, Paul has seen many changes at the school since first becoming a caretaker. His school joined one of the largest academy […]

School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change

UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools

Indeed a toolkit produced by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), a leading independent organisation that focuses on research in education, even claimed that, while TAs bring value to school […]

Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action

We’ve had to adjust to new ways of working, and every time there’s been a change in the lockdown rules and protocols, our heads have been spinning. “From moving the 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

Jon Richards added: “If there are no serious changes we remain convinced that a ‘big bang’ full reopening is an unnecessary risk and a reckless […]

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

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