UNISON in Schools
UNISON is the largest education support staff union in the UK.
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- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsAs part of @tuc.org.uk's Year of Climate Action, @ucu.org.uk are holding x2 workshops ahead of the Education Unions Climate Festival on 14 March. The first, 'embedding Climate Education in the curriculum', is on 4 Feb. @unison.org.uk members can sign up for free. cpd.web.ucu.org.uk/events/embed...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsOn #HolocaustMemorialDay, we reflect on the horrors of the past and renew our commitment to preventing such atrocities in the future. Together, we pledge to speak out against hatred and discrimination #LightTheDarkness🕯️
- Education unions are calling on the government, employers, and technology providers to commit to involving educators and their unions at every stage of AI and EdTech adoption. AI alone cannot fix underfunding, staff shortages and overwhelming workloads. Read more here 👇
- Reposted by UNISON in Schools🌱 Join us for the official launch of UNISON’s Year of Green Activity! 📅 : Tuesday 13 January, 12.30-1.30pm 📍 Online Find out what’s happening throughout the year and how you can take part 💚 ✅ Free to attend. Register now ⬇️ unsn.uk/4aP03tM
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsYour UNISON Wrapped 2025 📊💜 Thank you to all our members, activists, branches and staff for a fantastic year. Here's to a successful 2026.
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsChristmas Rewards! 🎄🛍️ As a UNISON member you can save £££’s on discounted gift vouchers and shopping cards and get cashback from top retailers such as Argos, Currys, M&S, IKEA, Boots, and more. unsn.uk/4f9DKgL
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsSchool support staff are the backbone of education – but a @unisoninschools.bsky.social survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching #edusky #education
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsSchool support staff are the backbone of education – but a @unisoninschools.bsky.social survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching #edusky #education
- This Thurs, the UKCIS (UK Council for Internet Safety) is presenting a session for UNISON members working in schools on the role that schools have in keeping children safe online and will look at the statutory requirements that must be followed. Sign up Now! learning.unison.org.uk/events/suppo...
- Join the national conversation on SEND! School support staff are invited to join Schools Minister Georgia Gould online tomorrow for a discussion on early SEND reform: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversati...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsSchool support staff are the backbone of education – but a @unisoninschools.bsky.social survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching #edusky #education
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsThis International Day for the Abolition of Slavery we focus on modern slavery and migrant workers. Migrant workers are especially vulnerable to exploitation. The health and care visa ties workers to their employers and and cases of modern day slavery are on the rise. unsn.uk/40fbIvx
- #starsinourschools and #earlyyearsstars day is here 🥳! The work you do in our schools and early years settings is essential, keeping children safe and healthy in a supportive environment where they learn and flourish. Without you, schools and early years settings would not function. ⭐THANK YOU⭐
- Reposted by UNISON in Schools🗓️ One day to go! We would love to see how you’ll be celebrating Stars in Our Schools and Early Years Stars tomorrow, share your pics and don’t forget to use #starsinourschools #earlyyearsstars in your posts ➡️ unsn.uk/3NNeEc9 @UNISONinSchools
- Join 100s of educators and activists from across the education spectrum for a day of critical discussion exploring the role of educators in organising for a just transition. At Regents High School, London on Saturday 14 March 2026. Claim your free ticket here: buytickets.at/ministryofec...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsSchool support staff help keep schools clean, safe and fed. They are superstars who deserve to be celebrated so nominate a star for our prize draw today - www.starsinourschools.uk/nominate-a-s... @UNISONinSchools
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- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsThe three recognised school support staff unions have agreed a joint statement on school support staff, concerning the TUC Disputes Committee's decision to uphold our complaint regarding the NEU. Find out more and read the statement here: unsn.uk/sssunion
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsAs part of #starsinourschools and #earlyyearsstars – we’ve just opened nominate a star. This prize draw is all about recognising the wonderful contribution of support staff in schools and early years settings. Find out more - unsn.uk/3SJsH6e
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsToo many support staff in #schools are asked to take on significant healthcare roles, often having to manage complex conditions despite not being health professionals. Joanna Parry – @unison.org.uk – says something has to change: buff.ly/5TfDEEq #teaching #education
- The joint union guidance on ventilation in schools and colleges has been updated. Good ventilation and measures to clean the air will help reduce sickness absence and therefore help maximise attendance. Download the guidance: www.unison.org.uk/content/uplo...
- This is an incredibly moving testimony from Angharad, a UNISON Cymru school support worker, about working through the Covid-19 pandemic. Thank you to Angharad for sharing her story.
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- 💜 There for You – UNISON’s charity – is opening its Seasonal Food Fund 2025 tomorrow! Get ready to apply. www.unison.org.uk/.../there...... 🗓️ Opens 12 noon, Tue 30 Sept – 24hrs only 💷 £30 voucher per eligible household member 👨👩👧 For those on low income/in financial difficulty
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsUNISON North West young member Zaihera Chaudhry asks Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson about the new School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) and if she will ensure consistency in how school staff are paid and evaluated #TUC25 @unisoninschools.bsky.social
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsGood luck to all those awaiting results today! 🍀 Thank you to all the other stars in our schools - the staff who have helped everyone throughout the school years and continue to support them as they step into their future! 💫
- "Without school support staff, schools would collapse.” Read the latest article from UNISON about why the School Support Staff Negotiating Body is so important. new.express.adobe.com/webpage/n95v...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsWhat have the trade unions ever done for us? Join former national radio host turned UNISON East Midlands communications guy Chris Birks as we answer that question and many more in this light-hearted journey through the world of trade unions. sites.libsyn.com/509048
- Members in England, Cymru and Northern Ireland: an agreement has now been reached on pay. Our priority is to make sure members receive this pay rise as soon as possible.
- 🚨UPDATE – following the consultation of members working in councils and schools, an agreement has been reached to accept the Employers' offer of 3.2%. Emails to branches and members have been sent out today. Visit the campaign page for more information: unsn.uk/4l3jq3W
- School support staff in England, today is your last chance to take part in the Department for Education's consultation about the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. If you've not yet taken part please take a few minutes to do so now. consult.education.gov.uk/school-suppo...
- School support staff in England - there are only a few days left to take part in the Department for Education's consultation about the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. If you've not yet taken part please take a few minutes to do so now. consult.education.gov.uk/school-suppo...
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- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsIs it too hot to work? 🥵 Sign the TUC petition for a maximum working temperature www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we... UNISON guidance: www.unison.org.uk/health-and-s... Join the TUC week of action: mass workplace inspection www.tuc.org.uk/news/workpla...
- School workers - have your say about school food!
- Chefs in Schools recently polled parents about school meals, publishing the findings this morning. Now it's time for school workers to have their say - visit the campaign page to add your views and share stories about the food in your school: chefsinschools.org.uk/the-future-o...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsThe Department for Education has launched a consultation on restoring the School Support Staff Negotiating Body - we need as many school support staff in England as possible to take part and have their say: consult.education.gov.uk/school-suppo...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsSchool support staff: Have your say now www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/07...
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- Great news for staff at Outwood Grange Academies Trust! UNISON's learning agreement will ensure staff who are UNISON members can engage with training and education opportunities provided by the union wherever possible. yorks.unison.org.uk/2025/06/26/o...
- School support staff in England, please take a few minutes to complete the consultation.
- A new negotiating body for school support staff in England is being set up and we need these members to share their views! Take part in the consultation here: consult.education.gov.uk/school-suppo...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsOK computer? UNISON’s AI expert Kate Jones takes questions about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on work in public services. magazine.unison.org.uk/2025/04/10/a...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsThis week the UK is experiencing a heatwave! 🌡️ What are the rules around working in the heat? www.unison.org.uk/health-and-s...
- Today is Clean Air Day. View the recording of our joint union webinar on improving air quality in schools to find out more about the effects of ventilation as well as practical solutions to put in place to clean the air we breathe. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- And we've reached the final debate on education motions at Local Government Conference this afternoon, calling for a new negotiating body for Early Years workers. #ULGC25
- So much support for this motion. Hearing lots of examples of the poor treatment of Early Years staff - highlighting why a national negotiating body is so badly needed.
- We're now debating motion 13, supporting the campaign for classroom assistants in Northern Ireland #ULGC25
- And Local Government Conference has just voted to support School Catering Services in Northern Ireland to provide universal free school meals. #ULGC25
- This afternoon's debate at Local Government Conference is begins with a motion on the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. #ULGC25
- And it's great to hear from @unisoncymru.bsky.social about how UNISON members have had their say on UNISON policy for the future of pay negotiating in schools in Cymru.
- UNISON's latest research into the provision of healthcare in schools is featured in an important @schoolsweek.bsky.social investigation today: schoolsweek.co.uk/an-accident-...
- The full UNISON survey report of the experiences of over 4000 teaching assistants & admin staff carrying out medical procedures can be found here: ➡️ unison.org.uk/content/uplo... And our press release here: ➡️ www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/06...
- UNISON is calling for 1) Government to review the legal basis of delegating clinical tasks to schools 2) A compliant solution to be put in place. This should see an NHS-commissioned nursing service for all schools alongside the LA-commissioned public health nursing service.
- Find out more about the legal, governance and regulatory problems with the currently delivery model in our evidence to the @CommonsEd SEND inquiry: ➡️ committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
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- Congratulations to the #ChampionsinOurColleges winners!
- Reposted by UNISON in Schools“It's time you received a proper pay rise that reflects the work you do.” UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea urges all members working in councils and schools to vote now on pay. ❌ Vote reject ❓Find out more: www.unison.org.uk/NJC2025
- Reposted by UNISON in Schools🚨 Attention council and school workers 🚨 Have your say now on the pay offer of 3.2%. 💻 Check your emails and vote ❌ Vote reject ❓ Find out more www.unison.org.uk/our-campaign...
- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsUnion member and long-time school inspector Andy Hewston was sacked by Ofsted for gross misconduct. Over six years, UNISON helped him fight back – and win. magazine.unison.org.uk/2025/06/04/u...
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- Reposted by UNISON in SchoolsJune is Pride month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Throughout this month, we’ll be sharing events and stories from our regions and our members 💜
- Improving air quality in schools can have a huge impact on health and attendance for students and staff. If you missed our March webinar (or would just like to watch it again) the recording is now available: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Solidarity with our colleagues in higher education who are in Westminster today calling for urgent action on higher education funding #fundourfuture
- The higher education sector is in crisis. Today, UNISON members are lobbying MPs to call for urgent action to defend jobs, save universities and deliver free education. #highereducation #fundourfuture @unison.org.uk
- Attention school support staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - have you received an email asking you to vote in the pay consultation? Make sure you have your say! Read more at www.unison.org.uk/njc-consulta...
