UNISON East Midlands Education & Training

10/12/2025

We are pleased to say that members received £6,877 in learning grants during 2025.

27/11/2025

Great news from Lincolnshire where our ULRs have secured £3000 of funding to run 3 projects that support literacy, numeracy and IT across the county. If YOU are a Lincolnshire member, you can help!

The first of these will be to recruit UNISON 'Reading Champions' in workplaces to encourage members to get reading. Each Champion will be given Reading Ahead Diaries and Certificates as well as a good selection of books.

If you would like to be a Reading Champion, please visit: https://eastmidlands.unison.org.uk/learning-lincs/

What's Reading Ahead? https://readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/our-programmes-and-campaigns/reading-ahead/

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20/11/2025

Welcome to our new UNISON East Midlands ULRs who completed their training this week!

17/10/2025

Welcome to our newest Union Learning Reps who completed their training in Northampton this week. Really looking forward to see how all their brilliant plans go. Good luck!

23/09/2025

Financial Wellbeing Week is coming! Join us this November for a packed programme of webinars to help you get to grips with your finances, now and in the future.

* NHS Pensions Explained
* Making the Most of Your UNISON Membership
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Basic Maths: Money Maths
* UNISON Debtline: Payplan
* Our relationship with money
* Every Penny Counts

Find out more and sign up here: https://learning.unison.org.uk/financial-wellbeing-week-2025/

17/07/2025

Our Union Learning Reps (ULRs) in Northants work together as 'UNISON Northants Learning' to put on courses for members across the county. Last night was our second 'Critical Bleed' course which was delivered by a UNISON ULR (and Paramedic). These sessions are even more important due to the increase in knife crime in the area.

22 UNISON members from the NHS, Local Authorities, and Police attended, and the Northants Learning team funded a Critical Bleed kit for the Doddridge Centre.

They are already planning for a 'Hidden Disabilities' month in the Autumn (Psychosis, Chron's & Colitis, Diabetes, Deaf Awareness etc) - Details of what they've run can be found here: https://eastmidlands.unison.org.uk/northantslearning/

Why not join us? The next Northampton ULR training is in October - https://eastmidlands.unison.org.uk/learning-reps/

UNISON branches in Northamptonshire have donated a critical bleed control kit to The Doddridge Centre in St James as part of a growing initiative to

14/07/2025

Whilst UNISON isn't affiliated to the GFTU, members can still access some of their amazing courses.

This one, a monthly online Zoom class on Trade Union and Working Class History is a must and runs from Sept 2025 - July 2026. It is free for both affiliates and non-affiliates.

https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/trade-union-and-working-class-history

08/07/2025

Ever wondered about the value of UNISON learning? (Apart from the confidence it gives members. And the opportunities it provides. And the new activists it creates. And the sense of community it fosters.) Well, apart from that, our 2025 learning survey indicates that a huge number of our members see it as a 'real added value' for their membership.

“Learning makes us grow intellectually and boosts self-confidence. Having access to learning makes membership dues worth paying and improves the sense of belonging to a formidable union that cares” - just one of the many comments made by a UNISON East Midlands member.

23/06/2025

Wonderful, this is the Mansfield we know: a town with a rich history of coming together and supporting one another.

Well said. 👏👏👏
UNISON East Midlands

13/05/2025

If you are a UNISON East Midlands member that works in Social Care, please fill in our learning survey. We would really appreciate hearing about your educational experiences and what you want to learn (there's also a prize draw!)

https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90826218/LAWW25-UNISONSocialCareSurvey

12/05/2025

Please do spread the word about this webinar. It's vitally important that trade unions fight to protect adult education.

📚 Protect Adult Education
Since 2010, cuts have led to 7 million fewer qualifications — and the Government is planning even more.

🔍 Join us this Wednesday, to hear from the Learning & Work Institute and WEA about what these cuts mean — and how we can fight back.

🗓️ Register now: unsn.uk/protectadulteducation