East London borough plans to axe nearly half their libraries

'If these proposals go ahead, they will have a detrimental impact on the local community, the poorest and most vulnerable' - @UNISONglr standard.co.uk/news/london/ha…

UNISON in Schools launch survey to gather data on violence at work

Share your experiences ⬇
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Violence at work is not ‘part of the job’

Verbal or physical abuse, threats and intimidation, spreading rumours, discriminatory language - all are forms of violence at work that nobody should have to tolerate.

Take our @UNISONinschools survey for staff in schools 🏫 ⏬

Have you heard our latest 'Behind the Service' podcast? We're joined by UNISON pensions expert, Glyn Jenkins to discuss why your pension matters.

Listen here: unison.org.uk/the-unison-loc…

#podcast #localgovernment #unison #tradeunion

It would be excellent if Twitter/X had a 'block anything remotely like this' button

BASW, SWU & UNISON have concerns about fitness to practice hearing delays announced by Social Work England (SWE) due to budget constraints.

We have jointly written to SWE to request urgent discussions to address this issue.

Joint statement: unison.org.uk/content/upload…

#SocialWork

BBC News: Hundreds gather to protest against council cuts in Birmingham

UNISON's Ravi Subramanian urged the council to talk to residents to try and find a solution.
UNISON West Midlands

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Schools urgently need more funding. Email your MP to highlight these issues: action.unison.org.uk/page/130424/ac…

It's International Workers' Day 2024 #IWD2024

UNISON stands in solidarity with all workers and their trade unions at home and around the world.

#MayDay

Branches - Stars in Our Schools and Early Years Stars items are now available to order!

Get ahead and start planning how you will celebrate: buff.ly/4aWFnNm

Teaching assistants are 'increasingly being chucked in at the deep end' due to the crisis in teacher recruitment & retention says gabyhinsliff, referring to our latest research on cover theguardian.com/commentisfree/… The Guardian #edchat

'TAs are, in effect, plugging gaps in the teacher workforce, at the apparent cost of not only creating gaps in provision for the most disadvantaged pupils but to the personal and professional detriment of themselves'
– Rob Webster UNISON in Schools

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Teaching assistants go above and beyond to cover lessons.

It’s Tory government cuts to schools that have piled extra work on to TAs, and UNISON’s research shows that children with special educational needs are among the worst-affected by the crisis.

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Teaching assistants forced to lead lessons amid teacher shortage, study finds
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Shocking (but not surprising) stats revealed in a UNISON in Schools report released last night

'This report is yet more evidence of how TAs are the mortar in the brickwork that hold schools together in ways that often go unnoticed and unremarked'

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Read the press release from UNISON - UK's largest union here:
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And the full report here:
➡️ unison.org.uk/content/upload… #educhat #TAs #schools #teaching

Pupils miss out on classroom support & interventions as teaching assistants are increasingly used to cover classes due to the teacher recruitment crisis #educhat #schools #education #SEND The Guardian Rob Webster
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Compulsory redundancies at University of Huddersfield ‘completely unacceptable’, says UNISON yorks.unison.org.uk/2024/04/26/com…

Violence at work is not ‘part of the job’

Verbal or physical abuse, threats and intimidation, unwanted calls or texts, discriminatory language - all are forms of violence at work that nobody should have to tolerate.

Take part in our national survey 👉 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90702770/Vi…