UNISON and GMB make formal complaint about David Ross Education Trust to Health and Safety Executive
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Academy chain’s plan to axe staff could risk school safety
UNISON urges Ormiston to pause process for full consultation
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Education unions warn academy trusts over cuts
The UK’s largest academy chain faces a potential dispute with seven education unions over job cuts, low wages and outsourcing.
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Academy workers face jobs threat
UNISON is organising meetings and support after Cheshire academy chain announced 43 redundancies at seven schools across the county
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UK’s largest academy trust’s caretaker cuts pose serious risk to pupils, say unions
Some schools face losing 50% of caretaking staff under an academy chain’s ‘controversial’ plans released today (Tuesday). Education unions have issued a warning over plans by London-based…Read more…
Yorkshire and East Midlands academy job cuts mean more pressure on classroom staff, unions warn
An academy chain with schools in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside has announced today (Thursday) that as many as 40 support staff could face redundancy over plans to cut budgets. The…Read more…
UNISON calls for council oversight of academy school finances
Friday 26 August 2016 For immediate release Responding to the Local Government Association call for councils to have oversight of academy school finances, UNISON national secretary for education Jon…Read more…
Local government executive to explore help for school support staff
Government plans to force all schools to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
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What schools need is stability, not constant faddish upheaval
What do parents want from their children’s schools? Quality teaching and a nurturing environment would probably be on most people’s lists. Hiring lawyers and accountants to manage a transfer of land…Read more…
Opposition to forced academisation increases
Government plans to forces 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices
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