Rushed government reopening plans have led to guidelines on ‘safe’ class sizes being ignored by some schools, according to a survey published by UNISON today (Friday). More than one in five (22%) support staff say primary schools have operated class sizes bigger than the 15 pupils per group maximum recommended to maintain social distancing. Nursery school ‘bubbles’ – where infants remain in small protected […]
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Low-paid leisure staff have been left on the financial brink after Middlesbrough Borough Council axed top-up payments for workers who have been furloughed, says UNISON today (Thursday). Around 60 staff, including pool attendants, receptionists and cleaners, will lose out after the withdrawal of the financial support. UNISON says the local authority must think again over […]
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Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that primary schools in England will not have to open up to more pupils before the end of the summer term, UNISON head of education Jon Richards said: “This was the right thing to do. As important as it is to open up schools, the challenges of bringing back all […]
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UNISON group says the killing in the US – and its aftermath – shows that the fight against racism must be redoubled
First remote national executive council hears tributes to UNISON members who have lost their lives during the coronavirus crisis
The murder of George Floyd is another example of the racism that blights US society. There are those who would claim that the situation in the UK is different, but that’s not true. That is why we all have to commit ourselves to be actively anti-racist in our attitudes and our behaviours. UNISON Northern has […]