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UNISON is the largest trade union for staff in schools and local authority education departments.

Our members include teaching assistants, nursery staff, administrators, secretaries, policy officers, technicians, cleaners, caretakers, school meals workers - in fact anyone working in schools or supporting education.

Equality

Guidance on Trans Equality in Post School Education

(21/05/08)Trans equality matters in post-school education. Our education institutions should be places where all can learn or work with dignity and respect. more..

An Introductory Guide For Union Reps Supporting Transgender Members

(1/05/2008) UNISON is part of a forum on sexual orientation and gender identity equality in post-16 education. This forum brings together relevant education unions and other sector bodies, including the Equality Challenge Unit. The Forum was set up following a piece of research that was conducted in 2006 for the Further Education sector on how colleges were responding to the new legislation on sexual orientation more..

What are the positive equality duties about?

(01/05/2008)Progress on tackling discrimination has been distinctly slow over the years and has often led to individual legal remedies that do not tackle underlying problems. The public sector equality duties are a fundamental change to this. more..

Inclusive Students’ Unions – Survey Findings 2007

(17/03/2008) Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) has worked in conjunction with the Association for Managers in Students’ Unions (AMSU) and the National Union of Students (NUS) on this project. more..

Trans staff and students in higher education

(5/03/2007)There are estimated to be between 5000 and 6000 trans people in the UK, so many universities and colleges may never have to deal with a trans person among their staff and students. more..

Disabled Staff Face Widespread Discrimination

(17/03/2008)On Wednesday March 5th the Commission for disabled staff launched its final report From Compliance to Culture Change . more..

The Gender Duty One Year On – Half Day Conferences

(17/03/2008) UNISON in partnership with ECU, UCU, Unison and the University of Leeds are organising two conferences on the Gender Equality Duty. more..

ECU Consultation Response

(17/03/2008) Below is information on the Equality Challenge Unit response to the Department of Work and Pensions consultation on Improving Specialist Disability Employment Services. more..

JNCHES Work-Life Balance Guidance for Higher Education institutions

(10/03/2008) Branches are advised of that guidance on Work Life Balance has been produced by the JNCHES Equality Forum. more..

Staff Networks in the Higher Education Sector

(10/3/2008)A guide to setting up sustainable and effective employee network groups in higher education institutes has recently been published. UNISON was involved in the steering group and networks are being developed in the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside more..

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