Council and school staff need a fair pay rise, say unions

Failure to deliver a meaningful pay rise will make recruitment and retention problems worse

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON’s status as leading school support staff union confirmed again

New TUC judgment agrees who can, and cannot, recruit and represent school support staff

Article on the UNISON National site.
Clara Mason standing on some stairs, surrounding by children running down the stairs. The children are out of focus

The beating heart of the school community

The new School Support Staff Negotiating Body is a genuine opportunity to make sure all school staff are treated fairly and equally

School support staff: Have your say now

UNISON is urging school support staff members in England to take part in a consultation on the make-up of their new negotiating body 

News on the UNISON National site.
Delegates raise voting cards at UNISON local government conference

Underpaid, undervalued and overworked

Support staff need nationally-recognised agreements if they are to benefit from recent changes to the education sector

Article on the UNISON National site.

2025 school support staff seminar

Topics this year included the Employment Rights Bill, children’s online safety and violent behaviour in schools

News on the UNISON National site.
Portrait of Sam Thornton, standing in a park, with coat and scarf

Light at the end of the tunnel  

Members Sam Thornton and Jill Cartwright believe that their working lives could be transformed when the Employment Rights Bill is passed into law

Stars in Our Schools celebrates 10 years at Westminster

MPs and UNISON members joined at a parliamentary reception to celebrate the importance of school support staff

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Local government education wins and woes

Education motions closed out the 2024 local government conference in Brighton

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Christina McAnea address the school support staff seminar in Cardiff

Christina McAnea stresses how vital school support staff are

‘If support staff didn’t do their job, you’d notice it’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.