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11 June 2024
The next government must replace Ofsted inspections, make employers pay towards to the costs of building a skilled workforce, and help improve the pay and conditions…
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18 July 2023
UCU has this week written to Ministry of Justice (MoJ) officials and the government to call for clarity on issues like pensions, pay, contracts and the introduction…
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4 July 2023
Yet another damning report shows the depth of the crisis in prison education caused by ongoing underinvestment and a lack of appreciation for the value of the work…
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23 March 2023
MPs and peers from across the political spectrum have condemned the failed privatisation of prison education and called for the service to be brought back into…
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6 October 2022
Over 400 staff working in education at 48 prisons and youth offender institutions across England could walk out after voting for strike action.
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8 September 2022
Staff at prisons and youth offender institutions across England are set to be balloted for strike action over low pay.
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18 May 2022
UCU said investment was the only way to resolve the crisis in prison education. The union was responding to a report from the Education Select Committee on prison…
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1 February 2022
New 'elite' sixth form colleges will divide 16 year olds into winners and losers said UCU.
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26 October 2021
A long running dispute between prison educators at 49 prisons in England and employer Novus has ended after the employer agreed to UCU's demands to address health…
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13 August 2021
Prison educators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland urgently need a pay rise and improved training, as well as access to improved facilities for learners, according…
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