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UNISON is the largest education support staff union in the UK.
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School 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...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Well said, TUC! 💜

Education workers across Wales gave everything to keep children safe and learning during the pandemic. They deserve recognition and respect.

Read the full TUC statement:

www.tuc.org.uk/news/wales/s...
Statement on the Covid inquiry module on children and young people
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary of TUC Cymru, speaking on behalf of schools unions said: "Throughout the pandemic, education staff always put the interests of children first. In fact, they regularly p...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The 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
UNISON's status as leading school support staff union confirmed again | Article | News | UNISON National
New TUC judgment agrees who can, and cannot, recruit and represent school support staff
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October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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As 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
October 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Too 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
Schools and healthcare: ‘An accident waiting to happen’ - SecEd
Survey findings from UNISON show support staff are forced to take on increasingly complex healthcare roles in schools
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October 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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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...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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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.
unisoncymru.bsky.social UNISON Cymru @unisoncymru.bsky.social · Oct 9
"School staff put children’s welfare first in the pandemic.” Watch UNISON School Support Staff Forum vice chair, Angharad, talk about life in school hubs during covid.
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“It was a horrible, horrible time – because you felt powerless.”

Angharad is a Teaching Assistant and worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hear Angharad’s first-hand account of the risks to life taken by school staff, as the @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social now takes evidence on schools.
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We can’t keep losing committed teaching assistants to supermarkets, warns union leader

Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1jzb1r
October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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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
Basket of groceries with text: Seasonal Food Fund. UNISON and There for You logos
September 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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UNISON 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
September 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Good 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! 💫
Stars on a purple gradient background. 'Good luck to all students on results day!'
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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"Without school support staff, schools would collapse.”

Read the latest article from UNISON about why the School Support Staff Negotiating Body is so important.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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What 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
Together in UNISON
What 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…
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August 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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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.
unison.org.uk UNISON @unison.org.uk · Jul 23
🚨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
July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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...
Setting up the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) - Department for Education - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
July 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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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...
Setting up the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) - Department for Education - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
July 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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There are only a few more days to get involved in the DfE's SSSNB consultation

It closes on 18th July 2025 at 11:59pm

Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1e0asv
July 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Is 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...
We need a maximum working temperature
Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of…
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July 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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School workers - have your say about school food!
unison.org.uk UNISON @unison.org.uk · Jul 10
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...
The Future of School Food | Chefs in Schools
Campaign
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July 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The 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...
Setting up the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB) - Department for Education - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education
consult.education.gov.uk
July 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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School support staff: Have your say now www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/07...
School support staff: Have your say now | News | News | UNISON National
UNISON is urging school support staff members in England to take part in a consultation on the make-up of their new negotiating body
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July 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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@unison.org.uk Extreme heat at work is a critical health & safety issue - check out our guidance www.unison.org.uk/health-and-safety/health-safety-key-issues/health-and-weather-warnings-for-extreme-heat/
Extreme Heat at Work: A Critical Health and Safety Issue | Health and safety: key issues | UNISON National
Following the UKHSA and Met Office issuing a new warnings system for health impacts due to extreme heat, the following information has been update to help provide members with an additional understand...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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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.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust commits to UNISON Learning Agreement | UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside
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June 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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School support staff in England, please take a few minutes to complete the consultation.
unison.org.uk UNISON @unison.org.uk · Jun 26
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...
June 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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OK 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...
Digital illustration of a human head silhouette made of glowing blue geometric lines and triangles, with a visible gear mechanism inside the head symbolising artificial intelligence and machine learning, set against a dark starry background.
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM