Constant upheaval in education harms pupils, parents, teachers and school leaders
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON in further education colleges in England will be taking strike action on Tuesday 24 February in a row over pay. Staff are angry that the...
The Ebacc is a worse measure of school performance than new Progress8
The news today (Tuesday) that the threatened privatisation of NHS cancer services in Staffordshire has been put on hold has been welcomed by UNISON. But the union is urging health bosses to drop the...
We hope the government's assessment of these pilots helps to address our anxieties
Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that 500 jobs are to go at British Gas, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “It is disappointing that British Gas are cutting yet more jobs...
The Progress 8 measure offers a much better balance for pupils
Three quarters (74 per cent) of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits for their elderly, ill and disabled residents to just 15 minutes, says UNISON in a report published...
Government plans to introduce a new role of nursing associate must provide genuine opportunities to enhance the role of health care assistants (HCAs) but will not solve the fundamental problem of...
Local government pension funds must be able to decide where to invest their money in the best interests of present and future pensioners, and should not have their investment decisions dictated by...