Education
National news
Birmingham members meet to discuss Connexions cuts
(30/07/10) Local authority plans to slash budget by a thirdCampaigners fight on for Norfolk Connexions
(28/07/10) Activists pledge to continue struggle against cutsUNISON forms partnership to secure equal pay
(27/07/10) Union helps produce joint guidance for collegesNews list >
Campaigns
UNISON is the largest trade union for staff in schools and local authority education departments.
Our members include teaching assistants, nursery staff, administrators, secretaries, policy officers, technicians, cleaners, caretakers, school meals workers - in fact anyone working in schools or supporting education.
Join our Facebook Campaign to Defend Further Education
(08/08/2010)To support our campaign against the cuts to the Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges we have set up a facebook group. To join please go to this linkhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=142274199135739
Cuts will lead to course closures
UNISON cuts survey reveals where axe will fall in further and higher education on day of protest.Please sign the online petition
(10/06/2010) Please sign the online petition to challenge the funding cuts.http://unitedforeducation.org.uk/sign-the-petition/
To see who has signed
http://unitedforeducation.org.uk/whos-signed-the-petition/
General Election campaign
(27/4/10) UNISON recently launched its ‘five key pledges for FE’. We have produced a downloadable version of the pledges so members can approach their parliamentary candidates over the next week and urge them to sign up in support of our pledges.Learning & Skills Council (LSC) college building projects England - UNISON survey
(24/03/2009)Following a request from UNISON and UCU the Learning and Skills Council has agreed to meet the FE trade unions on the 31 March to discuss college capital funding.CALL Campaign Latest Bulletin
(07/03/2009) You can download below the latest copy of the CALL Bulletin 10 with all the latest news about the Campaigning Alliance for Lifelong Learning and the recent Lobby of Parliament.Campaign Against Cuts To Adult Education and ESOL
(30/01/2007)Cuts to adult education continue to reveal alarming trends; course closures, fee increases for students and redundancies, cuts to nursery provision, restructuring and uncertainty for staff. The cuts to adult education have proved to be more than three times as high as official predictions made last year< Back | More >
CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
UNISON Education workforce
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: education@unison.co.uk
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
UNISON Education workforce
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: education@unison.co.uk
Recent documents
Support Staff Survey: Summary of Findings
UNISON, AoC, Unite and GMB conducted a survey of terms and conditions of support staff in further education colleges (excluding sixth form colleges) in England in December 2009. The aim of the report is to provide colleges with benchmark data on support staff.
Support Staff Survey: Summary of Findings
Joint union pay and conditions claim for further education colleges 2010/11
The joint trade unions call on the AoC to recommend that colleges pay a 3.5% increase on all salaries and allowances from 1 August 2010 with a £1,000 underpinning.Joint union pay and conditions claim for further education colleges 2010/11
Five election pledges for further education
UNISON wants to see FE colleges survive and thrive and has drawn up five election pledges we want all major political parties to endorse.Five election pledges for further education
UNISON in Colleges Newsletter
(02/06/2009)The latest UNISON in Colleges’;is available. It can be ordered from stockorders@unison.co.uk by quoting the stock reference number of 2518
UNISON in Colleges
Further Education newsletter
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