Further education in England: FE and Skills Inquiry (2025)

UCU's response to the UK Parliament's Education Committee Inquiry into 'Further Education and Skills'.

'Our key message remains resolute: the further education sector must be sufficiently funded, with better pay and conditions for the teachers, in order to attract and retain staff to supply skills to the economy' -- Jo Grady, UCU general secretary

We, the University and College Union (UCU), represent over 120,000 staff employed in the post-16 education sector, including teachers, lecturers and related staff in further education (FE), adult and community education (ACE), prison education and higher
education (HE). We welcome the opportunity to provide evidence to the Education Committee's FE and Skills Inquiry. We will  answer the Inquiry questions, or elements of, most relevant to our FE members.

2025 UCU response to the FE and Skills Inquiry [390kb]