National Framework

The GMB, Britain's General Union, is the trade union for School Support Staff with over 77,000 members in education nationwide. The GMB delivers professional advice and representation for our members working in education.

GMB's campaign for School Support Staff began here in the West Midlands back in March 2001. Since then, thousands of School Support Staff have joined us in our campaign. Classroom Assistants, Nursery Nurses, Special Educational Assistants, Secretaries, Bursars and Technicians; staff from across all roles within our schools have begun to unite to make a real difference in the way Support Staff are treated within the education service.

Our campaign is based on fairness and equality within our schools. We want recognition of support staff’s professional status, fair pay and grading within a national framework, secure year-round employment, time off, with pay, for training which leads to nationally recognised qualifications, adequate funding and resources for our schools and last but not least, respect.