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School Support Staff – This is Louise

Post author By derbycityunison
Post date October 10, 2016
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img_4396-e1473870278201-768x576 This is Louise, she has been a teaching assistant for 25 years. Since 1 June, she’s had £500 less in her pay packet because she’s had a 25% pay cut and lost the special class allowance she used to earn for working with deaf children.

“You just feel completely unvalued,” she says.

“The amount of pressure that we’ve got in our job is completely different now. I’ve been there 25 years and the role has always been varied, but nothing like what we have to do now.”

“Now we’re covering classes, we’re taking groups out, and the amount of pressure and work and deadlines that is put on us is absolutely ridiculous.”

You can help us by donating to our hardship fund

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/unisonderbyschools

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2016/09/derby-lobby/

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School Support Staff Lobby of Parliament – 14 September 2016

Post author By derbycityunison
Post date September 8, 2016
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Wednesday 14th September

Heres an opportunity to meet with your local MP

The Coach leaves outside the Council House 9am and
Returns between 6 and 7pm.

To book your place contact the branch
on 01332 643216/7 or unison@derby.gov.uk

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Social Work Watch 2016

‘Social Work Watch’ takes place on 21 September 2016 across the UK

UNISON, in partnership with Community Care, is once again running ‘Social Work Watch’ to shine a light on a typical working day in social work.

On Wednesday 21 September we want as many social work staff as possible to fill in a survey about their working day. We will use the results to promote understanding of social work, and highlight the daily pressures staff have to contend with.

UNISON is teaming up with Community Care to run the second ‘Social Work Watch’. On 21^st September we want as many social work staff as possible to take part by filling in a survey to tell us about their day. We will ask them to give details of their caseload on that day, how many hours they worked, what they did, how it made a difference, and the pressures and challenges they faced.

We will use the findings to highlight for the public and policy makers the challenges and pressures social work staff face every day. We will also use it to celebrate the value and importance of the work they do, in spite of the cuts, staff shortages and media hostility.