UPDATE FOR MEMBERS WORKING IN EDUCATION

UNISON NI has written to the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, insisting the concerns of the 37,000 support workers in Education have to be heard.

School restart in the latest Covid surge has raised many challenges for our members. We are raising these issues at schools and with the Education Authority.

We are expecting revised guidance from the Department and there is no doubt that there will be have to a review to identify what the actual needs of schools and the workforce are.

We will post updates as soon as we have further information.