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Cutting corners risk pushing us back to square one

UNISON has written to the education secretary urging the government to show its thanks to all school staff, and to clarify urgently what personal protective equipment they should be using.

Latest update Covid on the rise – what your school needs to do Unfortunately Covid cases are again increasing significantly and recent DfE […]

The favourite for Labour deputy leader tells UNISON’s women’s conference why lifelong learning is key

Show Racism the Red Card launches this year’s schools competition at UNISON Centre

Date

2 – 6 March 2020

Location

Online Event

Following the success of #TECHOGNITION 2019 we will be running the event again this year #TECHOGNITION is a national celebration school  and college Technicians, recognizing the importance of this essential role in  education During #TECHOGNITION week: Take a photo of yourself or a technician colleague at work. It can be something spectacular or routine but […]

Date

30 April 2020 11:00am–5:00pm

Location

Jury’s Inn Birmingham

  Cancelled Following the success of previous school support staff seminars we are running the event again in 2020 A national event for School Support Staff, in England Wales N Ireland and Scotland  recognizing the importance of school support staff nation wide. UNISON’s School Support Staff Seminar is relevant to all school support staff that […]

Schools are paying a high price for government cuts

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

Up to 130 school staff across England would have been affected

LGBT+ conference hears of the need to inclusive education

Hundreds of UCL cleaners, porters, security officers and catering staff will demand their outsourced jobs be returned to the university, so workers doing the same jobs receive the same pay, pension and annual leave, says UNISON today (Thursday). This afternoon (from 1pm to 3pm) support staff from across UCL will gather outside the university’s main […]

UNISON survey uncovers how far teaching assistants go to financially support their pupils

But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.

UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’