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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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30 July 2015
UCU has warned that better funding for English classes for migrants is needed to help people contribute more to society and the economy. The union said plans to…
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17 July 2015
UCU has welcomed a renewed focus from government on the importance of education in prisons, but said that it cannot be delivered on the cheap. Responding to justice…
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16 July 2015
FE strike, university admissions, Open University dispute, University of Manchester jobs row, extremism curbs 'bland society' warning and Scottish politicians urged…
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16 July 2015
Bradford College has announced proposals to axe nine full-time teaching jobs after losing funding for courses to help jobseekers improve their English. The college…
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16 July 2015
Responding to a new report launched today on a reformed system of technical education, UCU said unless the government looks again at devastating cuts of up to 24%…
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15 July 2015
UCU said the government's plans would do nothing to improve workers' rights and exposed the government's plans as an attack on working people. UCU general secretary,…
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