UNISON member Karen Brownhill works at St Giles Special School in Derby – and she’s a perfect example of our Stars in Our Schools campaign
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Whether they’re catering staff or teaching assistants, cleaners or administrative workers, without them schools couldn’t open every morning. They deserve our thanks and to know just how valuable their work is to all of us.
Recently it was my pleasure to visit Lister Community School in Newham, East London and speak with support staff there. Like UNISON members across the country, they are having to do more with less while being paid less at the same time. Yet what shone though was their determination to do the very best for all the children being taught there.
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For teaching assistant Hasmita Dhamelia, a UNISON course to build confidence led to a new role – as a UNISON rep
For teaching assistant Hasmita Dhamelia, a UNISON course to build confidence led to a new role – as a UNISON rep
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UNISON has members working throughout the education system – from primary schools to higher education – but some of the schools our members work in are unique
Last Friday schools up and down the UK celebrated school support staff as part of UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools day
This week UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis went to Waverley school in Enfield to celebrate the school support staff
Stars in Our Schools day is almost upon us, what have you planned?
Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way