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UNISON Week 275 – Review of 2019, Local Government Finance & more
UNISON Week 275 – Our Year in Review, Local Government Finance, Activist Education Programme 2020 and more …. read full ... Read More
Briefing 109: Local Government Financial Overview
Audit Scotland published a financial overview of local government finance at the end of 2019. This report gives both an ... Read More
UNISON Week 269 – Protecting the Rights of EU Citizens in Scotland, AI & Data Driven Technology & more …..
UNISON Week 269 - Protecting the Rights of EU Citizens in Scotland , AI & Data Driven Technology, R-E-S-P-E-C-T & ... Read More
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Briefing 109: Local Government Financial Overview
Audit Scotland published a financial overview of local government finance at the end of 2019. This report gives both an ...
Bargaining Briefing 106: Devolved School Management Changes
The Scottish government has published new Devolved School Management (DSM) Guidelines on school funding decisions by local authorities. This guidance ...
UNISON WEEK 261 – SOS: Stressed out Staff in Scotland’s colleges and more …
Our weekly newsletter covering our new UNISON Scotland report - SOS: Stressed out Staff in Scotland's colleges & more … ...
UNISON Week 260 – An emergency but no accident, Equal Pay update, HE Consultation & more
Our weekly newsletter covering our latest Damage Report 'An emergency but no accident', Equal Pay update, HE Consultation & more ...
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Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Roads Maintenance in Scotland
There is no doubt that local government has borne the brunt of cuts over the last 10 years. Reports,from COSLA, ...
Pre-Budget Scrutiny: long-term financial sustainability of local government
It is clear that local government has borne the brunt of cuts over the last 10 years. A range of ...
Additional Support Needs
This is the latest evidence from UNISON regarding the Scottish parliament Education Committee's follow up on its enquiry into support ...
CCTV in Additional Support Needs Schools
There is no doubt that the needs of children and young people with additional support needs (ASN) are not being ...
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