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9 November 2015
Members of the UCU in further education colleges will be taking strike action tomorrow in a row over pay. Staff are angry that the employers' representatives, the…
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22 October 2015
The drive to create more apprenticeships has diluted their quality, warns a report from the schools watchdog released today. UCU said the report highlighted problems…
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20 October 2015
Around 300 people are at risk of losing their jobs or being forced to take a pay cut under new plans to save money at Leeds City College. The college has said it…
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19 October 2015
UCU members in further education will be taking strike action on Tuesday 10 November in a row over pay. The union's further education committee met on Saturday…
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19 October 2015
UCU today welcomed Policy Exchange's findings that the further education sector needs better funding and it should be protected in the forthcoming spending review.…
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12 October 2015
Teachers and students will lobby Westminster MPs on Wednesday 14 October over 'perverse' cuts to English language courses. Funding for a £45m programme of English…
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17 September 2015
Plans due to be implemented at universities and colleges next week UCU warned today that government plans to clamp down on extremism in schools, colleges and universities…
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8 September 2015
UCU said today that government plans to review the economic and educational needs of different areas of the country could leave students 'high and dry' if their…
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2 September 2015
The number of people on zero-hours contracts has risen to 744,000 in the second quarter of 2015, according to a report published today. The latest analysis from…
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17 August 2015
Unemployed youngsters want to work, but too many fear they never will warns report. Government plans to force young people to take part in three-week 'boot camps'…
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