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21 March 2007
UCU today said the chancellor needed to demonstrate his commitment to all areas of education. The union welcomed the extra money for the education sector, but warned…
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15 March 2007
UCU has written to chancellor Gordon Brown urging him to make a special allocation of funds to the DfES to protect courses in ESOL (English for speakers of other…
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12 March 2007
A £25 million reduction in funding for adult education in London is set to exacerbate the impact of government plans to restrict access to free English language…
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7 March 2007
The union representing teachers of adult English language classes today urged chancellor Gordon Brown to demonstrate 'joined up' government and commit to greater…
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5 March 2007
UCU members are being encouraged to sign a European TUC online petition in support of quality public services in the European Union. The aim is collect 1 million…
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1 March 2007
UCU has today responded to the spending review bid issued by Universities UK (UUK). UCU joint general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'We hope that vice-chancellors…
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1 March 2007
The recurrent funding increase for English higher education institutions in 2007-2008 will actually leave many universities with real terms reductions, UCU said…
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28 February 2007
Lifelong learning minister Bill Rammell was today warned 'the future of British community relations is in your hands', during a massive lobby of parliament opposing…
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27 February 2007
UCU today said the prime minister was wrong to praise his top-up fees policy and that their full impact is yet to be realised or properly analysed. Responding to…
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23 February 2007
Government plans to restrict access to free English language classes needed by migrant workers would lead to increased risk of accidents at work - and risks to…
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