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4 February 2013
Members of UCU at Halesowen College have voted in favour of strike action as a bitter dispute over the sacking of four maths lecturers continues. The union is expected…
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29 January 2013
The number of people starting engineering and advanced manufacturing apprenticeships has increased by more than 85% in the past two years, according to new figures…
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25 January 2013
Anyone aged 24 and above who wants to do high level apprenticeship, such as in engineering, will have to pay thousands of pounds to do the work-based course if…
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23 January 2013
People opposing the controversial sacking of four trade unionists at Halesowen College will take their protests to the streets of Halesowen on Saturday with a march…
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23 January 2013
The education secretary Michael Gove's plans to reform A and AS levels are another attempt to entrench elitism in education, said UCU today. The union was responding…
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23 January 2013
Young people need access to better careers guidance says a report from the Education Committee of MPs released today. The report also argues that careers guidance…
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14 January 2013
The increasingly bitter dispute between Halesowen College and UCU looks set to worsen as the union announced today that staff would be balloted for strike action…
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10 January 2013
UCU said today that plans to shut seven public prisons and reduce the capacity for prisoners would do nothing to enhance the likelihood of fewer prisoners reoffending.…
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7 January 2013
UCU said today that government plans to strip people aged 24 and above of state funding for further education courses would put older learners off studying. The…
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7 January 2013
Members of UCU at Halesowen College will meet tomorrow to decide on the next steps in their dispute with the college. Over 100 UCU members from across the region…
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