Joanna Parry

If this is the case, why are teaching assistants continuing to excessively cover for teachers? unison.org.uk/content/upload… The @TheNFER report also out today highlights lack of staffing as a key reason teaching assistants are leaving the profession nfer.ac.uk/media/331d1end…

Clean Air in Schools: Leaders Making it Happen 11 March, 4pm Join our webinar, held in partnership with education unions and @CRFoundationUK, to explore the experiences of schools on their journey to improve indoor air for students and staff. Register now: bit.ly/unisonair

What’s missing from SEND reform? A clear, national strategy for #teaching assistants. Without defined roles, training, funding & boundaries with health, #inclusion risks becoming unsustainable, says @Joladeda @UNISONinSchools writing in SecEd: buff.ly/Tg5Z6Qd #schools

I'm a primary teacher - SEND reforms will fail without more teaching assistants | The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/education…

@Matt_Pinner Yes! We had a Datsun Cherry growing up.

My wife says it never happened. Who remembers there’s a car called Datsun before it was renamed as Nissan?

@SLKay @imscott Oh wow, I forgot about this! Such horrible viewing. Ouch.

School support staff are the backbone of education – but a @UNISONinSchools survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry – @Joladeda – explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching

Today @bphillipsonMP joined our Greater London Regional Secretary Sara Gorton to celebrate #StarsInOurSchools⭐ at the wonderful Waverley School in Enfield. Huge thanks to Tracey Adnan and @Enfieldunison for arranging the visit.

Staff shortages blighting children’s education, warns UNISON: ➡️ unison.org.uk/news/2025/11/s… Full report: ➡️ unison.org.uk/content/upload… #starsinourschools #schools #supportstaff

Ahead of the Schools White Paper, @educationgovuk is holding a series of in-person & online events to “discuss & understand views on the core principles for SEND reform and ensure reforms are grounded in lived experience.” Find out more: bit.ly/dfesend

@Jamendithas @DeborahMeaden It came up for me! seethetape.co.uk

@DeborahMeaden Can only find black gaffer tape!

What do we think… Black tape or genius idea? #dragonsden

@marksandspencer Hello, is there a stock shortage of Outrageously Chocolatey dark chocolate ginger rounds? None to be found in Euston/Kings Cross area!

Breaking: The schools white paper will be delayed until 'early in the new year', government has announced today, as ministers take more time to draw up controversial SEND reforms schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-white-…

UNISON signs joint union letter calling for an end to the escalation of anti-migrant rhetoric. “Our health and social care sector is built on the hard work and rich diversity of its workforce." Read our joint statement unison.org.uk/content/upload…

The joint union guidance on ventilation in schools and colleges has been updated. Good ventilation and measures to clean the air will help reduce sickness absence and therefore help maximise attendance. Download the guidance: unison.org.uk/content/upload…

Too many support staff in #schools are asked to take on significant healthcare roles, often having to manage complex conditions despite not being health professionals. Joanna Parry – @Joladeda @unisontheunion – says something has to change: buff.ly/5TfDEEq #teaching

The conflation of ‘SEN’ and ‘SEND’ has contributed to shifting nursing responsibilities onto schools ➡️

Hope this important debate considers how children's health needs are met whilst at school too.

UNISON's latest research into the provision of healthcare in schools is featured in an important @SchoolsWeek investigation today: schoolsweek.co.uk/an-accident-wa…

🚨 NEW: The Government has announced that from the 2026 school year, all children in families on Universal Credit will get free school meals It will cover schools, colleges, and school-based nurseries, benefit 500,000 children, and lift 100,000 "completely out of poverty"