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Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November

Derby council changed school support staff’s terms and conditions in June after they were moved onto term-time only contracts […]

If this Tory government really cared about making our country fairer and more prosperous then decent pay for education workers would be one of their top priorities.

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

And it’s time this was tackled head on. A new UNISON survey has revealed that more than half (52%) of school support staff in the UK have experienced […]

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 […]

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

More than 140,000 people have signed a petition against forcing all local authority schools to become academies – why not join them?

UNISON urges remaining Welsh councils to follow suit and back their school support staff

Neath Port Talbot set to pay as registration fees for school support staff as UNISON campaign continues

This was the right decision to back low-paid workers by agreeing to pay their fees.” UNISON Cymru/Wales lead organiser for schools Jess Turner added: “Yet another council has […]

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools

UNISON celebration of school workers had a fantastic response

Campaign highlights school support staff, the Stars in our Schools