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Branch briefing thanks school members in run up to strike days
Aberdeenshire UNISON Branch Secretary, Inez Kirk, has written out to members poised to take strike action on 26, 27 and
Read moreUNISON warns that schools could close if local government pay talks fail
UNISON Scotland has written to the Finance Secretary and local government leaders to warn of looming industrial action if they
Read moreUpdate for UNISON education members
Branch secretary, Inez Kirk, has issued the following briefing to our members in education on behalf of the branch, providing
Read moreStars in Our Schools – UNISON celebrates the role of school support staff
Stars in Our Schools is UNISON’s annual celebration of school support staff. This year’s event took place on Friday 23
Read morePlease get along to the Scottish Government consultation on education reforms in Peterhead
The Scottish Government is consulting on ideas to reform education to help close the attainment gap. One of the consultation
Read moreSupport staff struggling to maintain standards for pupils because of cuts, says UNISON's "Hard Lessons" report
Lack of time, resources and heavy workloads mean support staff are struggling to maintain standards for pupils in Scotland. That
Read moreStars in our Schools – Celebrating the role of school support staff
On Friday 25 November 2016, across the country schools will be celebrating the people behind the scenes who help children
Read moreStars in our Schools – Celebrating the role of school support staff
UNISON in Schools celebrated the work carried out by all of our school support staff on Friday 27th November as
Read moreAberdeenshire UNISON’s response to Active Schools Consultation Dec 2015
The Branch has welcomed the planned restructuring of Active Schools but has called for greater clarity as to its effects
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