Highlights: Stars in Our Schools 2020

Stars in Our Schools was a bit different this year but it was still a glorious celebration of all that school support staff do for our children

Petition launches to get COVID tests for all education staff

Westminster government’s testing priority list only includes ‘teachers’ for education in England, forgetting the rest of the education team

HE employers announce 2020 pay freeze proposal

UNISON and the joint higher education trade unions have expressed say they’re “extremely disappointed” at a proposal to freeze pay for higher education support staff

Education unions agree statement on the safe reopening of schools

Ministers should step back from 1 June target and put safety first

Unions set out five tests government and colleges must meet before staff and students can return

Cutting corners risk pushing us back to square one

Don’t forget to thank school support staff too, says UNISON

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.

Angela Rayner: rebel with a cause

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

‘It’s our responsibility to kick racism out of our society’

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

Labour’s plans will improve education for all

Schools are paying a high price for government cuts

School technician cuts put safety at risk

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

Victory for staff as academy chain drops plans to axe jobs

Up to 130 school staff across England would have been affected

Making sure there are no outsiders

LGBT+ conference hears of the need to inclusive education

Low-paid workers protest at UCL’s ‘callous’ employment system

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 […]

Teaching assistants use own money to fund uniforms and trips to help struggling parents

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

British pound coins

Government has at last acknowledged public services are at breaking point

But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks.