UCU policy briefings archive

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• The English Baccalaureate

  May 2011
• HE-based Initial Teacher Education

  April 2011
• Coalition education white paper and HE based Teacher Education

  November 2010
• The Comprehensive Spending Review, 20 October, 2010: Abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

  November 2010
• The impact of student satisfaction surveys on staff in HE and FE institutions

  October 2010
• Academies

  August 2010
• Defending the foundations of excellence: University title, academic standards and the reputation of UK higher education

  June 2010
• Technical Academies

  June 2010
• Changes in post-16 education post LSC

  April 2010
• UCU and NUT activity at local level on 16-19 provision

  May 2010
• FE funding - suggested questions for management

  May 2010
• Tuition fees in higher education

  May 2010
• Young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)

  May 2010
• Student:teacher ratios in higher and further education

  May 2010
• FE College funding 2010-2011

  May 2010
• Higher education in further education colleges

  February 2010
• Two-year degrees

  February 2010
• Student participation in quality assurance in the FE and HE sectors

  January 2010
• Analysis of the emerging policies from the main parties - HE in FE

  January 2010
• Higher Ambitions - the government's framework for higher education

  December 2009
• Research Excellence Framework (REF)

  December 2009
• The Bologna Process

  December 2009