No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’
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No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’
The article Unions urge education secretary to extend free COVID testing first…Read more…
UNISON has written to the 20 biggest catering companies to urge that they review their sick pay policies in order to help keep staff and pupils safe
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Stopping the virus in its tracks and keeping pupils and communities safe should be a top priority
The article Allow schools to close early as Omicron spreads exponentially, says UNISON first…Read more…
Support staff, teachers, school leaders and families are uniting today (December 9) to urge the government to better protect pupils and staff from Covid in schools in the lead up to Christmas. With…Read more…
It’s not too late for ministers to introduce additional measures to protect pupils, staff and their families before Christmas.
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The union is calling on the Westminster government to urgently introduce additional measures to protect pupils and staff in all schools
The article New COVID-19 variant: updated guidance does not go…Read more…
Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.
The article Schools risk support staff exodus over pay, warns UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Council and school workers deserve a fair and proper pay rise. UNISON is balloting members for strike action after members rejected a 1.75% pay rise. Tell employers that #EnoughIsEnough and #VoteYes for a proper pay rise. www.unison.org.uk/LGpayRead more…
School estates must be sustainable and curriculum must change
The article Education unions call for urgent action on climate change crisis first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools
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Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an additional four months of pupil progress over the course of a year
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Education unions have sent an urgent letter asking MPs to call the government to action
The article UNISON urges MPs to act amid surging school COVID-19 cases first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service
The article The forgotten frontline: council and school staff…Read more…
The government’s alarming approach abandons children to a highly transmissible virus spreading at a record pace through schools
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UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children
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Unite has joined other education unions, scientists, public health experts, parents and pupils in calling for Covid safety measures in secondary schools to remain in place and only be lifted once…Read more…
Unite, which represents school support staff throughout the UK, has warned that the government’s decision to fully re-open schools in England on March 8 risks increasing Covid-19 rates and threatens…Read more…
Union says a phased return of all schools and colleges in England from 8 March will protect pupils and staff
The article A ‘big bang’ reopening of schools is ‘unnecessary and…Read more…
Estimates put 39% of teachers and school leaders and 51% of teaching assistants and other staff are working on-site in open settings in the current lockdown
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Strike action looms over plans to axe more than half the teaching support staff at two east London primary schools as ministers stress the importance of education, Unite warned today (January 15)….Read more…