Services and staff must be protected
school staff
A rise of £3,000 is needed at all pay points

UNISON met two long-standing school activists who share why Stars in Our Schools is so important to them
Education secretary is wrong to make light of aggression
Government should have been fixing schools long before start of term

Catering staff, cleaners and caretakers are being paid less than the real living wage in church schools

‘By cutting profit out of school meals, there’s more money for nutritious meals and to level up the pay and benefits of workers’
Pivotal roles should be recognised and rewarded

UNISON has signed up to the charter after forcing the Department for Education to acknowledge role of all school staff
Return of face coverings among precautions needed
Rolling back safety measures risks spread
Education unions issue joint statement

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

UNISON meets Department for Education and NHS test and trace officials to discuss the end-of-term announcement about mass testing in English schools in January

Stars in our Schools celebrates the school support staff who strive to give our children the best possible education