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16 May 2023
UCU today welcomed the decision of Tyne Coast College to 'teach out' the students at Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College before it closes, but called for a commitment…
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11 November 2022
Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College are threatening to sack up to 19 staff before Christmas.
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2 November 2022
After a hard-fought campaign to protect applied general qualifications (AGQ), BTECs are here to stay, with only a few Level 3 qualifications being defunded for…
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26 October 2022
UCU welcomed Labour's Report of the Council of Skills Advisers.
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19 October 2022
UCU slammed plans to scrap thousands of level 2 qualifications and said government delays to the cuts show the changes are ill thought through and should now be…
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29 September 2022
Three in five working class staff in post-16 education say their class is a barrier to career progression.
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1 February 2022
New 'elite' sixth form colleges will divide 16 year olds into winners and losers said UCU.
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27 October 2021
In response to the UK government's autumn budget, UCU said the 'elephant in the room' remains the lack of trained college staff to meet the budget's ambitions.…
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10 August 2021
UCU congratulated students and their teachers on this year's excellent A-level and BTEC results, and said the case for a pay rise for college and university staff…
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14 July 2021
UCU said proposals to end BTECs would harm access to education. The union was responding to plans from government to reform post-16 qualifications. The plans…
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