UNISON articles and news about support staff

Don't forget you can look at the surveys UNISON undertakes of support staff in education here.

Why we must include support staff in AI planning and procurement, February 2025

The return of the SSSNB, December 2024

Allergies: School meals workers being ‘set up to fail’, September 2024 

Teaching on the cheap? June 2024

School attendance: Time to clean the air? February 2024

Stars in our Schools: Recognising the contribution of support staff, November 2023

Why 150,000 school support staff should vote for strike action, May 2023

#TECHOGNITION: Recognition for school technicians, February 2023

Cost of living: A support staff exodus, January 2023

Remaking the role of teaching assistant, September 2022

SEND Review: What about support staff? June 2022

Covid: So, what do we do now? February 2022

How well deployed are your teaching assistants? November 2021

CO2 monitoring guidance: More questions than answers, September 2021

Support staff: More at risk from Covid-19? June 2020

Coronavirus: The vital role of school cleaners, March 2020

Cut technicians, increase your risk, June 2019

The value of support staff, in the National Governance Association magazine, Dec 2018

Celebrating the stars in our schools, Nov 2018

Academy finances: important lessons to learn, Sept 2018

Support staff - more than just the 'back office', June 2017

The forgotten 50% in our schools, Jan 2016

Resources to support our support staff, March 2015

Getting the best from your TAs, Jan 2014

Proving the value of TAs, Jan 2013