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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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24 September 2015
Women and students from the poorest backgrounds will be hit hardest by planned government changes to the way tuition fees are paid back, warns a report released…
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9 September 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson delivered a speech to the annual Universities UK conference this morning. Responding to the speech UCU general secretary, Sally…
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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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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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20 July 2015
Students from the poorest families will leave university owing 'substantially more' to the government than their richer peers, warns analysis of changes to student…
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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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8 July 2015
UCU last night won the coveted best campaign award at the TUC/Warners Trade Union Communications Awards. The union picked up the gong for its work in fighting against…
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1 July 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson gave a speech on higher education this morning. Responding to the speech , UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'Everyone wants…
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