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• Twinkle, twinkle: Stars in Our Schools is back

  25-09-2023 17:18
  
  Friday 24 November is the day when UNISON celebrates the huge contribution of support staff to our children’s education.The aim of the celebration day is to showcase and bring attention to the vital work support staff do, every day, to help children progress, keep them safe and healthy and keep schools running smoothly.There are a variety of support staff roles including teaching assistants, site managers, catering staff, welfare staff, technicians, admin staff and cleaners, among others.
  
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• Young campaigners: Eric Roberts Awards 2023

  25-09-2023 16:22
  
  Nominations are now open for the UNISON Eric Roberts Award 2023, named after our former president. It celebrates effective and innovative campaigning by young members – whether on workplace issues or wider political campaigns.
  The national young members’ forum will decide the winner,  who will be presented with the award at NDC 2024.
  Branch secretaries and regional young members contacts can make submissions – so don’t delay and nominate your brilliant young activist
  
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• Blog: How much trouble is your local council in?

  25-09-2023 16:21
  
  At every stage of our lives, we depend on services close to our homes in our local communities. Most of these services are delivered by councils and the council staff who dedicate their work to supporting others. 
  Yet they’re finding their work is being undermined as budgets are slashed to the bone – and after 13 years of cuts, there’s not much left.
  A staggering funding chasm of £3.5 billion by the financial year 2024/25 looms over our councils. The impact is not ab
  
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