Tamar Dixon started out as a dancer, but has since pursued a new passion as a teaching assistant
speaking up for teaching assistants

Tamar Dixon started out as a dancer, but has since pursued a new passion as a teaching assistant
UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care
Rhondda Cynon Taf becomes sixth Welsh council to pay registration fees for teaching assistants being introduced in April
Government should let UNISON go ahead and publish professional standards

UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems
“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”
UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role
UNISON has recommitted itself to raising the profile and professional standing of teaching assistants, as members met shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt
In the final session of this year’s local government conference, delegates debated a series of motions on schools and services for children and young people
The UNISON school support staff seminar takes place on 15 May at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow
UNISON has criticised the government’s approach to teaching assistants and stressed the need for more examples of good practice of how they are trained and deployed
Pupil support assistants in Glasgow schools have voted overwhelmingly to accept revised proposals on the supervision and administration of medication after taking industrial action