Unison Herts

UNISON has worked in partnership with the GMB, National Bursars Association and the national Governors Council in drawing up the details and terms of reference for the awards.  The awards reflect the wide variety of work done by school support staff.  The Awards in 2005 were a great were a great sucess and culminated in a prize giving ceremony and dinner attended by Dave Prentis in London, November 2005.

Nomination packs can be obtained from the UNISON website www.unison.org.uk and nominations must be received by the closing date of 5th June 2006.  The nominations received will be considered by regional panels, who will recommend three nominations in each category to the national panel of judges.  They will make the final decisions as to the final three in each catergory and these will be invited to the Awards Dinner on the 2nd December, when the winners and distinctions will be announced and awards presented by Gary Richardson of the BBC's "5 Live".  Each winner and distinction will receive an engraved Award with the winners also receiving a cheque.  UNISON is sopnsoring an award.

There are 8 categories which cover and reflect the valuable and wide range of duties carried out by support staff.  The categories are:- Admin Worker, Bursar, Catering Worker, Premises Worker, Pupli Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, School Cleaner and Technician.

This is an opportunity for schools to nominate members of their school for an award, thereby recognising their role within the school team for the professional support it brings to the teaching and learning processes.  Nomination packs will be downloadable from a link from the UNISON Education Services web page. 

This is an excellant opportunity to raise the profile of our members in the sector and their skills and commitment.