Respect FE
4 March 2022
FE bargaining in England doesn't work the way we want it to. UCU wants meaningful and binding national bargaining. That is not what we have and why we have developed a strategy to fix it.
UCU general secretary Jo Grady explains here why UCU is launching a new strategy for FE pay on England.
A charter for professional respect in further education
Increases in pay alone won't solve the relentless attacks on the professionalism of staff working in FE. Punishing levels of bureaucracy, unachievable deadlines and ever increasing surveillance in classrooms don't just undermine you as educators - they are toxic to the experience of learners, too.
That is why UCU's elected further education officers have developed a new
charter for professional respect in FE [128kb]. The charter demands change in five key areas, including workload and autonomy in the workplace.
Hear more about the campaign
You can also watch back as we tell you more about the upcoming pay campaign, and why it is more important than ever that members are actively involved:
Zoom/Teams background
Help get the word out - download our Zoom/Teams background and use for your upcoming meetings:
Consultative ballot
Indicative email ballots over taking action over the 22/23 pay claim closed on 30 March. UCU's further education committee will now meet to discuss the results and members will be updated soon.
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