Support staff

Unions: £1,290 support staff pay offer ‘falls short’

'Many workers will feel let down because their household bills continue to rise'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

REAch2 centralisation plans put on hold by unions

Dispute over funding proposals referred to independent mediator amid fears over 57 jobs

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Support staff could strike as unions plan ballots over pay deal

Unison and GMB are urging members to reject employers' 'final' pay offer, threatening walkouts in maintained schools and academies

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE told to fix disability data gaps for half of teachers

Small study says schools are not including disability when collecting staff diversity data, with experts and schools urging new...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Support staff unions demand £15 minimum wage and inflation-busting pay rise

Unison, Unite and GMB want a 12.7 per cent pay hike from April - and allowances for all support...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Three-quarters of school staff stressed, report warns

Senior leaders were more likely to report feeling stressed, with more than four in five doing so

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Support staff

Our demoralised and squeezed support staff deserve better

The sector, economy and wider society risk paying a high price for not properly rewarding support staff, says Christina...

John Dickens
Christina McAnea
Schools

Chartered College launches membership for teaching assistants

New associate membership recognises 'the important role of TAs, while providing a community of professional support'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Unions accept support staff pay rise of up to 10.5%

Unions tell schools to award pay rises ASAP, but unfunded rise will heap more pressure on leaders struggling to...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker