Unsafe practices and inappropriate arrangements to cover for teachers aren’t the way to protect education.
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Testing changes must not be used in isolation, says UNISON
Public service workers were already under huge strain to maintain services and Omicron absences have ratcheted the pressure to new levels.
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Government must act right away to prevent disruption in schools, say unions
It’s not too late for ministers to introduce additional measures to protect pupils, staff and their families before Christmas.
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Schools risk support staff exodus over pay, warns UNISON
Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.
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Government’s “alarming” approach abandons children to the risks of Covid
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
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Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer
Face coverings in schools have only been in place for a few weeks. Lifting this measure before the impact on transmission in schools has had time to be assessed would be rash.
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School support staff fear ‘big bang’ return’ to school is a safety risk
Workers worry measures to keep them safe aren’t up to the job
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Blog: UNISON delivers stunning blow on exit payments
Head of local government Jon Richards looks back at the latest Westminster U-turn – this time, after a legal challenge to its unfair plans
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Government must use the time schools are closed to make them safer
Everyone wants schools to reopen fully but they must be safe
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Minsters must wake up to the Covid threat in nurseries
New report paints a stark picture of the fear and anxiety
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Government must help struggling councils urgently
Many are already on the brink financially
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Testing plans need more detail
Government appears more concerned with headline grabbing
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Government must let schools go online to rescue Christmas
Switch two weeks before Christmas would make all the difference
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Teaching assistants covering twice as many lessons in the pandemic
UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests
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Thousands will suffer in retirement due to government’s public sector exit-payment cap
Ministers knew ordinary workers would be affected but they ploughed on regardless
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Survey reveals staff fears ahead of universities reopening
Pay, working hours and the threat from Covid-19 are major concerns
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Ministers must fix council funding to avoid ”catastrophic cuts”
At least £10bn needed to save essential services
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Councils need much more to deal with coronavirus funding shortfall, says UNISON
Authorities face massive funding gap
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UNISON gives cautious welcome to COVID-related schools funding
School support staff will have a vital role in bringing pupils ‘back up to speed’
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English schools pause ‘the right thing to do’, says UNISON
Slowing down the reopening will allow proper planning
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