Have your say on the new School Support Staff Negotiating Body

The SSSNB will have an impact on all school support staff in England, deciding pay, terms and conditions, as well as looking at new approaches to training and development.

The Department for Education have now launched a public consultation which will gather views on exactly who should be covered by the new negotiating body, and evidence on current pay and conditions.  While UNISON will submit a national response on behalf of all our members, it is vital that as many school support staff as possible take part in the consultation, to make sure that the final negotiating body reflects what the people most affected by the SSSNB want and need.

We have emailed all UNISON members in schools in England today to encourage them to take part in the consultation.

The attached guidance provides further explanation of these questions and UNISON’s recommended responses.  The recommendations are based on the position of UNISON’s National Schools Committee, and aim to make the SSSNB a positive development for all school support staff.