Aberdeenshire UNISON
       
 
 

Teaching Support Staff

Your chance to tell us what you think

UNISON has arranged a series of meetings for teaching support staff, that is, classroom assistants and support for learning auxiliaries. The details of the meetings are listed below and you are encouraged to attend the one nearest you.

The purpose of the meetings is to feedback to you on some of the issues that are currently affecting you and your job - including the proposal to introduce the new role of learning assistant. We will also be able to feedback on the equal pay claim lodged by classroom assistants.

We will also tell you the findings of the first phase of the Equal Opportunities Commission formal investigation into the role and status of Scotland's classroom assistants, called Valuable Assets.

This shows that teaching support staff are working at high levels of responsibility but are paid at the lower end of local government pay scales. Phase 2 of the research is now underway.

Click here for more information.

This will also be your opportunity to let UNISON know your issues and your views. If any of your colleagues who are not UNISON members would like to come along - please encourage them to do so - there will be an opportunity to join the union at each of the meetings.

We have not been able to arrange meetings at all schools but have tried to spread them out geographically as best we can and all meetings will be held after school. The dates, times and venues are as follows:

  • Monday 4 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Mackie Academy, Staff Room,
  • Tuesday 5 December 2006 3.30-5.00pm Peterhead Academy, Conference Room (enter by Prince Street door)
  • Monday 11 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Inverurie Academy, Assembly Hall
  • Monday 11 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Portlethen Academy
  • Tuesday 12 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Westhill Academy, M20
  • Tuesday 12 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Gordon Schools, Huntly
  • Wednesday 13 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Ellon Academy
  • Wednesday 13 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Banchory Academy
  • Thursday 14 December 2006 4.00-5.30pm Fraserburgh Academy, Lecture Theatre

We hope you will be able to come along and look forward to seeing you.

For further information contact Inez Teece by phone on 01224 620624 or email Inez

 

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