‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’

UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers

UNISON working ‘tirelessly’ for teaching assistants

The union is fighting to protect the pay of thousands of its teaching assistant members around the UK

School stars are rising

The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way

New grammar school plan generates backlash

UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools

UNISON sends solidarity to striking NUT members in England

Union urges members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT

Education dominates local government conference on final afternoon

Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more

UNISON pledges campaign for an end to school workers’ term-time contracts

‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear

Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

Local government executive to explore help for school support staff

Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff

Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans

County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year

UNISON mounts campaign to save jobs at academies in Essex

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union

New era for school support staff in Wales

All learning support staff in Wales must now be registered with the Education Workforce Council

Tom Watson, deputy leader of the Labour party, Mary Tierney (Clare Tierney's mother) and Karen Jackson

Teaching assistant wins prestigious award

Award celebrates activist who has made greatest contribution to Gateshead branch and its members

Opposition to government’s forced academies policy increases

Government plans to force 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices

All schools ‘should get the funds they need for success’

UNISON warns against ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ as government launches consultation on a new English school funding formula