Ending term time only contracts
18 August 2026
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18 August 2026
Ending term time only contracts
The majority of school support staff are employed on Term Time Only contracts, meaning for 8 weeks a…
25 June 2026
Tower Hamlets school scraps plans to downgrade jobs following…
A Tower Hamlets primary school has scrapped plans that would have seen support staff pay slashed by thousands…
09 June 2026
Knife blankets needed to keep school staff safe, GMB Congress…
More resources, including knife blankets, are needed to keep school staff safe amidst rising levels of…
22 May 2026
East London primary school staff to strike over proposed pay…
Teaching assistants at Sir William Burrough Primary School in Tower Hamlets will take strike action over…
12 May 2026
93 per cent of school support staff oppose academisation plans
Support staff accuse academy trusts of 'treating education like a business'
11 May 2026
Hillingdon school support staff threaten strike action over pupil…
GMB Union could ballot support staff at Hillside Junior School for strike action over the school’s failure…
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11 March 2026
GMB statement on National Education Union behaviour
The NJC unions met with the TUC and expressed strong concerns, pressing the TUC to take action to reinforce…
23 February 2026
SEND reforms must recognise 'key role' of school support staff
GMB London Region has today [23 February] reacted to the Government’s announcement it will invest billions…
09 February 2026
University Schools Trust proposals could slash support staff…
GMB Union has slammed University Schools Trust after it unveiled plans that could see school support…
24 November 2025
Tower Hamlets school pauses restructure
GMB London Region is pleased that Bonner Primary School have taken the decision to pause the restructure…
07 October 2025
Jobs at Tower Hamlets primary school at risk due to 'fire and…
Bonner Primary School’s plans will see 11 staff members lose their jobs, while remaining staff will be…
20 June 2025
Tower Hamlets schools branded 'unsafe' due to scale of injuries…
A union has branded schools in Tower Hamlets ‘unsafe’ following the release of data revealing the scale…