Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
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Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
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This week UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis went to Waverley school in Enfield to celebrate the school support staff
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UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter
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General secretary pledges support as 1,200 Co Durham teaching assistants rally on second day of strike
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Check out the http://www.schoolcuts.org.uk website and enter your postcode and you will see the schools around you that face savage Government cuts in funding. Incredibly 92% of schools face cuts, an average primary school will face £96,000 cut and average Secondary £290,000.
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‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut
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Union warns that Theresa May’s plans ‘risk most of our children being left behind in schools with fewer of the best teachers and potentially fewer resources’
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New pay proposal from the county council overwhelmingly rejected: UNISON wil lmove to a vote on strike action, with ballot papers being despatched to classroom support workers early next week
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Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
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A UK-wide campaign aimed at reminding the public of the importance of public services –and those that provide them – is to be launched later today (Monday) in Liverpool. UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
The TUC has submitted evidence to the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of teacher shortages, highlighting that shortages that are currently being experienced in primary and secondary schools across the country require urgent action by the government. Migrant workers play an important role as…Read more…
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
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UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers
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The union is fighting to protect the pay of thousands of its teaching assistant members around the UK
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The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way
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Union urges members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT
The article UNISON sends solidarity to striking NUT members in England first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more
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‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear
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Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts
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