In a statement published on the Department for Education website, Education Secretary Michael Gove claimed the SSSNB "does not fit well with the government’s priorities for greater deregulation of the pay and conditions arrangements for the school workforce".
"This decision means that school support staff will continue to have their pay and conditions determined in accordance with existing arrangements whereby decisions are taken at a local level by employers," he said.
"In reaching this decision the government has considered very carefully the views of the SSSNB trade union and employer member organisations."
But Christina McAnea, Unison’s head of education, denied that unions and employers have been consulted properly, claiming the move is "a bitter blow" to the largely female, low-paid, hard-working and loyal support staff workforce in schools.
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