UNISON is the largest union for school staff and we are currently in negotiations with the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the employers at a national level regarding a new national pay and conditions framework for school support staff.

We are working with the Local Government Employers, representatives from foundation and aided schools as well as from the Catholic Education Service and Church of England Board of Education to develop a new set of national terms and conditions for school support staff.

The composition of the school support staff negotiating body is as follows:

The Government has announced that the new negotiating body will be given statutory powers under the forthcoming Education and Skills Bill.