UNISON have issued the following press release today and a copy of the letter sent to the Education Secretary can be found at the bottom of this post. The hard work of thousands of school support staff providing emergency care…
Get help with the cost of school uniforms Families living on low incomes with children struggle constantly to make ends meet – and this can be particularly acute before the new school year begins when the extra costs hit hard.…
Stars in Our Schools is a celebration of school support staff. UNISON organises the day to celebrate the wonderful work they do every day and to make sure the world knows just how vital they are to children’s education. The…
Stars in our Schools took place on Friday 24 November and, like last year, participation across schools in Manchester was very high. The prize draw has been completed and the winners of the competition this year are: 1st Prize –…
A TUC agreement has been reached between the support staff unions (UNISON, unite and GMB) and the National Education Union (NEU) which means that the NEU should not ‘actively of knowingly’ recruit support staff working in publicly funded schools (this…
The latest newsletter for UNISON members in Schools is now available for you to view online and download for reading later. At the bottom of this post we have included a poster you can share with friends and family which…
Survey of School Office Staff UNISON in Schools have recently emailed a survey direct to Schools members working in admin, finance, data and HR. The purpose of the survey is to collect evidence about the impact of cuts to such…
Our city is under attack by this Tory Government’s continued cuts to our NHS, Health & Social Care and Schools. We must stand together in unison to resist these cuts, which disproportionally affect our young, elderly and most vulnerable people.…
#OURNHS NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION Our National Health Service is at breaking point. Join us in London for a national demonstration on Saturday 4th March to show this Government that enough is enough. No Cuts, Closures and Privatisation! End Pay Restraint for…
The NUT have recently announced that they are calling on their members to take strike action on 5 July in response to the threat to the pay, terms and conditions of teachers, linked to funding. Details of the NUT campaign…