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29 January 2014
UCU said today that better funding for English classes for migrants was needed to help people contribute more to society and the economy. According to statistics…
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17 January 2014
Prisoners without access to education are three times more likely to reoffend • Over half of crime in this country is committed by people who have been to prison…
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16 January 2014
UCU said today that the further and higher education sectors needed to work much more effectively together to promote the benefits of education, rather than just…
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14 January 2014
A new report that takes a global look at teacher training casts further doubt on the coalition government's reforms to shift it away from university-based courses,…
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17 December 2013
UCU has added its voice to growing calls for the government to rethink plans to slash funding for 18 year-olds studying in further education colleges from next…
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17 December 2013
A new report released today warns that government reforms to higher education have 'many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, relying on diminishing future…
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5 December 2013
UCU responded to today's announcement by George Osborne that the cap on student numbers in English universities would be lifted by questioning the way the extra…
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29 November 2013
Government ignored repeated warnings that there needed to be a cap on student recruitment • BIS insisted earlier this year that everything was under control and…
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19 November 2013
Taxpayers have been hit with an £80m bill after private colleges took advantage of state-funded student loans and went on a recruitment drive. This figure was revealed…
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12 November 2013
UCU today backed Ed Miliband's proposal that companies should only be able to secure large government contracts if they agree to create an apprenticeship programme.…
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