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Back to basics

(28/09/11) UNISON calls for return to 'basic principles' for education system

Stow College staff to strike

(27/09/11) Glasgow college staff take action over pay freeze and refusal to honour living wage

Unions join forces to save college nursery

(25/08/11) UNISON hails a "great campaign" to retain on-site nursery provision
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UNISON is the largest union in education in the UK, representing 350,000 education staff.

Our members include librarians, registrars, people working in personnel, IT and finance departments, teaching assistants, technicians, early years (nursery) staff, policy advisors, administrators, secretaries, cleaners, caretakers, school meals workers, craft workers, porters working in schools, children's services, colleges and universities.


General education updates

Support the Campaign in Haringey to Oppose the Imposition of Academies

 UNISON is working with other unions to stop the Government forcing four primary schools in Haringey London to become academies – join their campaign.: http://www.unison.org.uk/london/pages_view.asp?did=13949

 A march will be held in Haringey on 28th January 2012 assembling at Keston Road N15 from 12pm and finishing at Haringey Civic Centre in Wood Green. Details at: http://www.hcaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Demonstration-28-Jan.pdf

Children's services

UNISON Education Bill response

"Education is a team game" said Christina McAnea, UNISON Head of Education and Childrens Services, in response to the new Education Bill.

Connexions

Paper by David Andrews Schools Taking on Responsibility for Careers Guidance

Schools are facing the biggest change to the provision of careers guidance for a decade, equivalent in scale to the replacement of careers services with Connexions. From September 2012 responsibility for careers guidance for young people will be transferred from local authorities to schools and academies. In this occasional paper David Andrews OBE, a Past President of ACEG and a Fellow of the National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling (NICEC), examines the range of models that schools are adopting and concludes with a checklist of actions for schools.

Further education

UNISON Members Produce Newsletter for Sefton College Members

We attached a recent excellent newsletter produced by members at Sefton College and would like to encourage our activists in the sector to produce similar materials. We have a range of templates that can be used and these are available from http://www.unison.org.uk/communicating/index.asp 

The newsletter can be downloaded from this link  Link to a document on this siteSefton Colleges Newsletter

Higher education

Notice of Shared Services Seminar in FE and HE

A one day seminar on shared services in Further and Higher Education is being held on 10 February 2012 at SOAS (The School of Oriental and African Studies) Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. The venue is close to Kings Cross, Euston and Russell Square.

Ofsted

We need a big Yes vote

UNISON is urging members to vote - and vote YES - in the ballot for industrial action to protect public sector pensions. This ballot closes on Thursday 3 November:
Your last chance to vote for action to defend your pension is fast approaching.

Schools

Is your MP opposing ‘forced academies’?

(01/02/2012) Parents, governors and school staff in Haringey are outraged following the Government’s threats to force local primary schools to become academies against their will.  UNISON is urging members and parents to contact your MP today. Ask them to sign Early Day Motion 2632 on Forced Academies and call on the Government to stop forcing primary schools to become academies.

Sixth forms

Sixth Form Pay 2011

(13/07/2011)At today’s meeting of the Sixth Form Colleges National Negotiating Committee, the Sixth Form College Forum stated that they would not be making any pay offer for staff in 2011.

CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Jon Richards.
UNISON Education workforce
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London NW1 2AY
Email: education@unison.co.uk
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Recent documents

Review of Qualifications for Early Years Workers

Following the recent publication of the review of the Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS, the Department for Education (DfE) have announced a review of the qualifications and career pathways of early years workers.
Link to a PDF document on this siteReview of Qualifications for Early Years Workers

A National Framework between the schools Co-operative society and UNISON

National Framework Agreement between the Schools Co-operative Society and UNISON
Link to a PDF document on this siteA National Framework between the schools Co-operative society and UNISON


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