UNISON announces second strike date at Halley Academy
UNISON, along with GMB and NEU, will strike on Tuesday 14 May to protest against redundancies at Halley Academy, a mixed secondary school in Greenwich.…
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UNISON recommends higher education staff reject ‘inadequate’ pay offer
A pay offer to higher education staff falls far short of the annual rise they deserve as university bosses have seen their salaries soar, says…
UK’s biggest academy chain faces vote of no confidence from staff
Education unions representing staff at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) – the largest academy chain in the UK – are today (Wednesday) launching a ballot asking…
One in 50 FE college staff has been forced to rely on a food bank
Strike ballot over ‘derisory’ pay for college staff Hundreds of further education (FE) staff will today (23 Apr) vote on taking strike action over pay, says…
Reduce vice chancellor pay and reward staff fairly across the university sector
Reacting to data released today (Tuesday) by the Office for Students (OfS) on pay for senior university staff, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “The OfS…
Former professional footballers come together to launch Show Racism the Red Card annual school competition
Former footballers will come together later today (Monday) to launch the annual Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) school competition, which takes place next April.…
Cuts to school support staff could leave vulnerable students at risk
School support staff regularly go home worried about pupils’ welfare, safety and emotional state after discussing issues such as grooming, gangs, domestic violence, bullying, loneliness,…
University of Manchester staff vote for strike action over pensions raid
Support staff at the University of Manchester have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action over plans to cut and close their pension scheme – 89% voted…
UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich
Five thousand part-time cleaners, teaching assistants, catering, administrative, school meal workers and other staff working for Greenwich Council are to receive pay outs that could…
Further education cuts threaten sustainability of UK businesses #LoveOurColleges
Responding to analysis by the Labour Party showing that spending on further education and skills fell by £3.3billion in real terms between 2010-11 and 2017-18,…