Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
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 […]
Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts
Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and […]
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
UNISON Caerphilly branch secretary Gary Enright said: “This is fantastic news and we are so pleased the council has been persuaded by the strength of UNISON’s argument. “In a […]
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