GMB Northants News - GMB Northants Community Branch

face coverings in secondary classrooms

28/1/2022

On Wednesday, 19 January the Prime Minister announced that the Government was ending England’s ‘Plan B’ measures. This included the lifting of the recommendation that face coverings be worn in secondary classrooms from Thursday, 20 January, and the rules requiring face coverings in communal areas in all schools from Thursday, 27 January. The latest guidance for schools is available by clicking here.

Read the full letter from unions about face coverings in secondary schools here

Covid 19 and Northants Schools

23/10/2021

Did you catch Rachelle Wilkins GMB Northants Branch's Regional Organiser from GMB Midland and East Coast Region, on BBC Radio Wednesday 20th October, talking about Covid-19 and Northamptonshire schools? If not - you can listen to it on YouTube via the link below.

SCHOOLS UPDATE – NORTHAMPTON UNITARY

6/12/2020

Our Regional GMB Officer has written to all Northamptonshire School Support Staff, who are GMB members, to update members on where the TUPE Consultation Process for the move over to Unitary in April 2021 is currently sitting as Northamptonshire County Council have now served the Tupe letter to the Trade Unions and will very shortly issue it to affected staff.

Here is a copy of the letter sent from Rachelle Wilkins Regional GMB Officer Northamptonshire Schools, if you have any questions or comments contact Rachelle Wilkins

local government and schools online pay ballot

5/7/2020

Local Government and Schools Pay Offer 2020/21

Local Government and Schools Pay Offer 2020/21

GMB is asking our members in local government and in schools to take part in an online pay ballot.

If you work in local government, in a school, an academy or if your employer follows National Joint Council Green Book pay terms and conditions then you can vote in this ballot.

Don't lose your voice in this important vote.

Wellbeing guide for staff working in schools and trusts

21/6/2020

This guide aims to provide schools and trusts with information and guidance as well as signposting to other resources to best support the wellbeing of their staff, especially during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Download your copy here (PDF)

PLUTO Project - Corby

18/7/2016

A locally made film about PLUTO, the film tells the story of this historic project, using a mixture of current and archive footage and was written and produced by young volunteers through the guidance of media professionals Judy Caine and Paul Balmer at HD Media CIC.

OPERATION PLUTO -The Corby steel works and those that worked there made a notable contribution to the World War II effort by manufacturing the steel tubes used in Operation Pluto (Pipe Line Under the Ocean) to supply fuel to Allied forces on the European continent.

More info about the project here

GMB School Workforce News no27

16/4/2015

Issue 27 of the School workforce News is out. Read it here

School Workforce News April 2015

26/3/2015

Here is the GMB School workforce News for April 2015 for ...nursery nurses, classroom assistants, secretaries, bursars, school meals staff, TAs, learning support practitioners, sitekeepers, learning mentors, cover supervisors, administrators, cleaners, librarians, midday supervisors, personal care assistants, technicians, HLTAs, School Business Managers
GMB, your union in schools

Read the newsletter here

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