The truth about the cuts: the teaching assistant

UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care

Article on the UNISON National site.

RCT council to pay school assistant fees

Rhondda Cynon Taf becomes sixth Welsh council to pay registration fees for teaching assistants being introduced in April

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Schools need teaching assistant standards

Government should let UNISON go ahead and publish professional standards

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON member wins prestigious teaching assistant award

UNISON member Kathy Harwood has been named Teaching Assistant of the Year for her dedication to helping children with a variety of health problems

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The government is failing teaching assistants, says UNISON

Government slammed for dropping the long-awaited teaching assistants standards

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government quashes teaching assistant professional standards

News just in suggests the DfE is not going to publish the teaching assistant standards for England

Article on the UNISON National site.

New career framework for TAs – but professional standards still delayed by DfE

“Delay to government professional standards document has been a step back for a profession that has been largely neglected by the government since 2010”

News on the UNISON National site.

Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff

UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

School support staff face ‘uncertain future’

‘We did not start this attack on school support staff, but we need to defend them by organising’

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON offers top tips for tackling difficult behaviour in schools

New guide assists school support staff to deal with misbehaving pupils in tandem with school policy

Article, News on the UNISON National site.