No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’
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UNISON has written to the 20 biggest catering companies to urge that they review their sick pay policies in order to help keep staff and pupils safe
Stopping the virus in its tracks and keeping pupils and communities safe should be a top priority

It’s not too late for ministers to introduce additional measures to protect pupils, staff and their families before Christmas.

The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all 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.
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

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