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11 September 2007
Sally Hunt told delegates at the TUC Congress today that lifelong learning must be at the centre of the government's strategy for education and skills. Speaking…
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16 August 2007
Ahead of this year's A-level results released today, UCU warned that successful school and college leavers starting university this autumn may have had to sacrifice…
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15 August 2007
The long-running pay dispute in Northern Ireland's further education sector looks set to escalate following the union's rejection of a 'derisory' pay offer at a…
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10 August 2007
Amid growing concern about climate change, UCU today endorsed a call by colleges for more environmental education in the college curriculum. UCU was responding…
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7 August 2007
A report by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) into whether Harlow College has enough capacity to meet its September teaching needs - after the loss of around…
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18 July 2007
UCU today called on the government to 'rebalance' its plan for the development of skills throughout England by giving less attention to employers' demands and more…
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4 July 2007
UCU members at Oxford and Cherwell Valley College recently staged a high profile lunchtime protest outside college entrances to draw attention to the failure of…
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29 June 2007
A staffing crisis is set to follow the mass departure of teaching staff from Harlow College. Despite efforts by UCU the college management has failed to provide…
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29 June 2007
UCU has urged the government to implement a one year moratorium on changes in entitlement to free courses in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Today,…
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28 June 2007
UCU today welcomed the appointment of John Denham as innovation, universities and skills secretary. Responding to the news, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said:…
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