More than 16,500 schools losing out under new cash allocations for April 2020
Cuts to schools are deeply unfair
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Four in five schools worse off under government spending plans
Education unions reveal schools worse off than in 2015
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Strike ballot for higher education staff over pay and pensions
More than two thirds of staff rejected offers on pay and pensions during the summer
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Billions needed to address jaw-dropping council funding cuts
Funding announced in the Chancellor’s spending review goes nowhere near to solving this
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Teaching assistants use own money to fund uniforms and trips to help struggling parents
Teaching assistants are dipping into their own pockets to help cash-strapped families buy school uniforms, fund trips and provide lunch money, according to a survey by UNISON published today...
Unions call for a 10% pay rise for local government workers
Council staff have paid a heavy price during the years of austerity
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College staff need training in handling weapon-related incidents
Staff and students have suffered serious injuries as a result of offensive weapons being brought into colleges, according to a UNISON survey published today (Tuesday). Machetes, hammers, metal bars...
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 UNISON. The union’s higher education executive has now...
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 if employees have confidence in the...
Education unions warn academy trusts over cuts
The UK’s largest academy chain faces a potential dispute with seven education unions over job cuts, low wages and outsourcing.
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