Today is social work day! To acknowledge the day Ronagh Craddock talks to social worker Juliet Giddins about working in social work and the importance of being in UNISON. RC: Can you tell us what appealed to you about working in social work and what the highlights are? JG: My experiences as a child sparked […]
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Danielle Jeffries, regional higher education lead, blogs about issues facing higher education workers and the importance of being in UNISON
A recent report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) has confirmed what we have been saying for quite some time, that the situation in social care is rapidly deteriorating. We need to address the critical shortage of staff working in the care sector who look after our loved ones. The report […]
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 27 November, additional temporary measures have been announced in schools as a result of the Omicron variant. The full guidance is available here. As of today (29 November) the key changes are: Face Coverings Pupils in Year 7 and above, staff and adult visitors are recommended to wear face […]
UNISON Councillors Catherine Davison and Paul Foy are very proud very proud that, Gateshead Councillor’s voted unanimously to support a motion calling for unequivocal action to end racism, xenophobia and hate crime in all its forms. There is no place in society for the discrimination which unfortunately is still too commonplace. We must all stand […]