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23 September 2014
UCU today welcomed the emphasis that Labour leader Ed Miliband put on apprenticeships in his conference speech, but called on all political parties to go further…
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23 September 2014
A lack of education is the factor most likely to hold poor people back, says a new report released today The report , from the Office for National Statistics, says…
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16 September 2014
Members of UCU in English colleges will be out on strike on Tuesday 14 October in a row over pay. The union's further education committee met on Friday to consider…
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9 September 2014
The UK is lagging behind competitor countries including the United States, Japan and France in terms of spending per student at degree-level, according to a major…
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15 August 2014
UCU has accused Barnsley College of wasting public money and putting students education at risk following a 'botched' restructure resulting in 29 vacancies within…
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22 July 2014
UCU today re-emphasised its opposition to zero-hours contracts at an industry briefing on atypical and zero-hours contracts hosted by conciliation experts Acas.…
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18 July 2014
College announce 119 job losses and pay cut plans as staff break up for the summer • College refuses union's demand to delay consultation until after staff return…
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17 July 2014
National bursary scheme would simplify 'labyrinth' poorest students currently have to navigate • Further education colleges put universities to shame as they spend…
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15 July 2014
UCU today welcomed the new further and higher education ministers and said it was looking forward to discussing the important issues that face them in their new…
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11 July 2014
UCU has not ruled out the possibility of strike action at K College in a row over jobs losses at the Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Ashford sites. One hundred twenty-seven…
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