“The government’s response is a 2.8 per cent increase from September which will be below inflation and way behind earnings growth in the wider economy" - Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary.
Tag: Education
University of Sunderland: No to management ‘gagging order’!
Strike Map draw attention to the outrageous attempts to both cut jobs at the University of Sunderland and silence UCU members.
The Tories are Playing Games Over the Serious Issue of Children’s Wellbeing – Richard Burgon MP
"It is sickening to see child abuse, one of the most serious of all issues, being used as a political football." - Richard Burgon
UCU Slams Starmer’s anti-immigration turn
"We vehemently oppose Labour dealing with the hard-right threat in this incredibly dangerous way & call on other unions to join us in doing so." - UCU
Solidarity with Sixth form Colleges Taking Strike Action
Following the resounding 97% vote in favour of strike action by NEU sixth form college teacher members, strike days have been announced across 32 colleges.
Tuition Fee Rises Place yet More Pressure on Struggling Young People
"The model has never worked, it never solved the funding crisis in the first place, but commodified & destabilised higher education... most students will never pay back their loans."
Let’s Get Organised and Fight for Free Education – Myriam Kane, Black Liberation Alliance
Free education is an issue that lies at the heart of equality, opportunity, and social progress in our country. Let's come together to fight for it - Myriam Kane, Black Liberation Alliance.
Tuition Fee Rises are a Step in the Wrong Direction – We Want Free Education!
Student activist Niamh Iliff writes on the fundamental fight for free education after the announcement of tuition fee rises last week.
Young Voices to Rally Against Tuition Fees and Build Call for Free Education
University students and young trades unionists will John McDonnell and other leading left voices this week to rally against a new rise in university tuition fees and to set out a vision of free education.
Higher Education is Broken, Tuition Fee Rises Won’t Fix It
The announcement that students in Higher Education are set to be hit with an increase to their tuition fees to £10,500 by 2029 is both unfair and economically short sighted, writes Fraser McGuire.