FE publications and reports

UCU publications, reports and submissions of interest to members working in further and adult education.

On this page:

• Branch updates and guidance
• Consultation responses (UK/England)
• Reports
• Northern Ireland
• Wales

See also:

• UCU policy briefings
• Equality resource centre
• FE news

Branch updates and guidance

•  The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, UCU briefing, Feb 09 (.pdf) [161kb] |  The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, UCU briefing, Feb 09 (.doc) [147kb]
•  ITT and CPD in the learning and skills sector: an update. Dec 06 (.pdf) [364kb]
•  Raising standards, improving life chances: UCU FE branch briefing, Sep 06 (.pdf) [733kb]
•  Raising standards, improving life chances: UCU FE white paper guidance, Sep 06 (.pdf) [163kb]

Consultation responses

2013

•  Transforming Youth Custody consultation – UCU response, May 2013 (.pdf) [433kb]
•  UCU Response - BIS Proposals to Create a Chartered Status Scheme for Further Education Institutions - January 2013 (.pdf) [342kb]

2012

•  UCU Submission to the Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching Learning January 2013 (.pdf) [1.2Mb]
•  UCU Response - Department of Education Consultation on Reforming Key Stage 4 Qualifications (.pdf) [284kb]
•  UCU Response - Ofqual consultation on English for Speakers of Other Languages - December 2012 (.pdf) [352kb]

2010

•  BIS review of offender learning - UCU response, Oct 10 (.doc) [62kb]

2008

•  'Time to Train consultation', UCU response, Sep 08 (.pdf) [38kb] |  'Time to Train consultation', UCU response, Sep 08 (.doc) [168kb]
•  'Promoting achievement, valuing success: a strategy for 14-19 qualifications', DfCS consultation, UCU response, Jun 08 (.doc) [154kb]
•  Informal adult learning – shaping the way ahead, DIUS consultation: UCU response, Jun 08 (.pdf) [485kb]
•  'Raising expectations: enabling the system to deliver', joint DCSF/DIUS consultation: UCU response, Jun 08 (.pdf) [548kb]
•  Response to Skills and Employment in London: London and Skills Employment Board’s Strategy (.pdf) [57kb]

2007

•  LLUK draft workforce strategy for FE in England, 2007-2012: UCU, Oct 07 (.pdf) [330kb] |  LLUK draft workforce strategy for FE in England, 2007-2012: UCU, Oct 07 (.doc) [202kb]
•  Raising expectations, DFES Green Paper: UCU, May 07 (.pdf) [291kb]
•  Draft regulations on CPD and FE principals' qualification (PQ): UCU, May 07 (.pdf) [160kb]
•  World class skills in a demand-led system: UCU, Mar 07 (.pdf) [1.1Mb]
•  Personalising further education - developing a vision: UCU, Feb 07 (.pdf) [203kb]
•  Specialist diplomas inquiry: UCU, Jan 07 (.pdf) [361kb]

2006

•  Prison education follow-up: select committee on education and skills, UCU, Dec 06 (.pdf) [130kb]
•  Prison education inquiry, UCU, Dec 06 (.rtf) [27kb]
•  Raising standards, improving life chances, FE white paper: UCU, Jul 06 (.pdf) [530kb] |  Raising standards, improving life chances, FE white paper: UCU, Jul 06 (.doc) [115kb]
•  Development of the Framework for Excellence: UCU, Oct 06 (.pdf) [469kb]
•  Pursuing Excellence: an outline improvement strategy for the FE system, UCU, Oct 06 (.pdf) [443kb]
•  Proposed changes to FE college instruments and articles of governance, UCU (.pdf) [61kb] |  Proposed changes to the FE college instruments and articles of governance: UCU (.doc) [135kb]
•  Professionalisation of the learning and skills sector: UCU, Jun 06 (.doc) [176kb]

Reports & documents

•  UCU vision of adult learning, Apr 09 (.pdf) [1.4Mb] |  UCU vision of adult learning, Apr 09 (.rtf) [2.2Mb]
•  Early careers survey: the key issues facing UCU members at the start of their careers, Apr 09 (.pdf) [54kb]
•  Further and adult education: responding to a new economic and social climate, Mar 09 (.pdf) [600kb]
•  Challenging the market in education - Marketisation and the growth of the private sector in tertiary education: a preliminary report, Jul 10 (.pdf) [255kb]

Northern Ireland

•  Dissolution of the Department for Employment and Learning: request for comment, Mar 12 (.pdf) [184kb]
•  UCU NI manifesto: where do you stand on further and higher education?, Mar 11 (.pdf) [175kb]
•  Consultation on the review of HE in FE, UCU consultation response, Nov 07 (.pdf) [926kb]
•  FE means business: consultation on policy proposals, UCU response, Nov 07 (.pdf) [929kb]
•  UCU comment on 'Further education means business' (.doc) [44kb]
•  Changes to the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Jan 07 (.pps) [111kb]
•  Northern Ireland Assembly - sub-group on economic challenges: UCU comment, Oct 06 (.pdf) [541kb]
•  UCU Northern Ireland comments on DEL consultation document - Training for Success: Professional and Technical Training (.doc) [123kb]

Wales

•  UCU Cymru response to the future delivery of education services in Wales, Feb 13 (.pdf) [89kb]
•  UCU Cymru response to review of governance arrangements in FE institutions in Wales, Jul 11 (.rtf) [2.5Mb]
•  UCU Cymru briefing - proposed changes to childcare courses, Jan 10 (.rtf) [2.5Mb]
•  Education for life - The UCU vision for education in Wales, Sep 09 (.pdf) [524kb]
•  Delivering the skills that work for Wales: Draft regulations for collaborative arrangements between FE institutions and FE institutions and schools, UCU Wales consultation response, Sep 08 (.pdf) [156kb]
•  Delivering skills that work for Wales: reducing the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training in Wales: consultation response, Aug 08 (.pdf) [69kb]
•  'Skills that work for Wales', UCU Wales consultation response, Apr 08 (.pdf) [164kb]
•  'Framework for intervention in further education institutions', UCU Wales consultation response, Apr 08 (.pdf) [82kb]
•  'Proposals for learning and skills (Wales) measure 2008', UCU Wales consultation response, Apr 08 (.pdf) [164kb]
•  UCU Wales response to consultation on Learning Country 2 (.pdf) [108kb]