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10 February 2012
Members of UCU in the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) will be asked if they are prepared to take further strike action in the continuing row over government changes…
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10 February 2012
Lowest earning students will pay back more than double what they borrow under new college fee regime Students aged over 24 who go on to earn less than the national…
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8 February 2012
UK behind 18 European countries in table of educational achievement • UCU fears UK may fall further behind European rivals as access to education made harder Fewer…
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7 February 2012
Responding to a report today from the children's charity Barnardo's, which criticises the Government's 'disastrous' decision to slash funding for the poorest college…
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2 February 2012
UCU today welcomed the news that there will be an independent review of staff development in further education but said that in order to meet its remit it must…
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23 January 2012
On Friday 20 January, the national executive committee (NEC) of UCU voted to reject the government's reforms of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS). The changes,…
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20 December 2011
Commenting on the latest round of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) talks, UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Following extensive talks with government officials…
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1 December 2011
UCU today criticised government plans to hike up the price of adult learning courses. Reforms announced today will see students over the age of 24 forced to take…
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29 November 2011
Responding to today's autumn statement, UCU said it would take more than the repackaging of a jobs scheme the government had previously axed to tackle youth unemployment.…
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29 November 2011
UCU sees surge in membership as education secretary delivered attack on striking teachers • Union launches live blogging site with updates on disruptions at universities…
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