UNISON’s Education Issues Group (EIG)

UNISON’s EDUCATION ISSUES GROUP (EIG) held their Violence & Aggression Summit on 24th January 2025.

10 delegates from the branch attended and gained a huge amount of knowledge on how we move forward in the drive to make our workplace in Schools & Nurseries safer for our members.

Key messages –

* Violence & Aggression is NOT part of the job

* There is a rise in misogynistic behaviour which needs to be challenged.

* The employer has a duty of care for the Health, Safety and Welfare of their employees

* The employer needs to be held accountable for their managers not following correct guidance and procedures

* Risk Assessments or LACK of Risk Assessments need to be challenged.

* Employees MUST be TRAINED for the work they undertake and the SPECIALIST support they are expected to give children and young people.

Our union is most effective when we have Stewards and H&S Reps in ALL workplaces.

Let’s make Fife stronger by putting UNISON at the front of EVERY workplace.