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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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10 August 2021
UCU congratulated students and their teachers on this year's excellent A-level and BTEC results, and said the case for a pay rise for college and university staff…
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29 March 2021
UCU today called on the government to properly support further education after years of cuts. UCU was responding to figures highlighted by the Labour Party showing…
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13 February 2021
In her first speech to UCU's annual congress as general secretary, Jo Grady set out the challenges workers in prison, adult, further and higher education are facing…
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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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29 September 2020
Responding to a speech by the prime minister on skills, UCU said further education desperately needed funding because of a decade of cuts under Conservative governments…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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14 August 2020
A-level chaos and confusion as minister accused of making up policy on the hoof A-level results day was one of chaos and confusion , rather than celebration yesterday.…
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31 July 2020
New study demonstrates huge local economic impact of universities amid bankruptcy fears Universities typically support up to one additional job in the immediate…
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