Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.
schools
UNISON member Maggie Fordham is a support worker in her local UNISON branch. Here, she writes about some of the remarkable school caretakers she’s met in her job.
Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine
site.
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children
Union says a phased return of all schools and colleges in England from 8 March will protect pupils and staff
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
National schools committee describes UK government’s announcement, made on the last day of term, that some secondaries will be expected to start next term online, as “jaw-dropping”
‘The surge in cases in our schools is extremely concerning … Enough is enough’
Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference