Friday 26 August 2016 For immediate release Responding to the Local Government Association call for councils to have oversight of academy school finances, UNISON national secretary for education Jon...
Leaders of academy schools are spending taxpayers’ money
The article Academy chiefs helping themselves? first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Schools should be able to convert if they are sure it is the right course of action for them
Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more
The article Education dominates local government conference on final afternoon first appeared on the UNISON...
Commenting on the news today (Friday) that the government has abandoned its plans to force all maintained schools still linked to local authorities to become academies, UNISON head of education Jon...
140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put 'the quality of children’s education at risk' warns union
The article UNISON mounts campaign to save jobs at academies in Essex first appeared...
What do parents want from their children’s schools? Quality teaching and a nurturing environment would probably be on most people’s lists. Hiring lawyers and accountants to manage a transfer of land...
Government plans to forces 17,000 schools in England to become academies opposed by unions, educators and politicians, including leading Conservative voices
The article Opposition to forced...
Commenting on the education select committee report on the role of regional schools commissioners, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “UNISON has long said that the removal of school...
IPPR report supports union view that Education and Adoption Bill will see resources spent on admin, contracts and legal advice
The article UNISON warns on academies push in new legislation first...