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  • 18 January 2019

    Students should apply to university after they get results Students would apply to university after getting their results, under proposals from 51¸£Àû released on…

  • 15 January 2019

    51¸£Àû members at 15 English colleges* will be taking two days' strike action at the end of January in their fight for fair pay The strikes are part of a second wave…

  • 11 January 2019

    Around 70,000 51¸£Àû members in 143 UK universities* are being balloted for strike action in a row over pay and conditions. The ballot opens on Tuesday 15 January…

  • 19 December 2018

    Sixteen colleges in England face strike action in the new year in an ongoing row over pay. 51¸£Àû members at ten colleges have voted for industrial action and can…

  • 14 December 2018

    Universities threatening jobs losses The Guardian reported on Wednesday that universities are warning of redundancies in the new year. The paper said that more…

  • 12 December 2018

    51¸£Àû Scotland responded to the release of the draft Scottish government budget by stating the funding settlement failed to match 'politicians' warm words'. Commenting…

  • 7 December 2018

    51¸£Àû dismisses colleges' "insulting" pay offer 51¸£Àû yesterday described a pay offer of just 1% from the Association of Colleges (AoC) as a wholly inadequate response…

  • 6 December 2018

    51¸£Àû has described a pay offer of just 1% from college representatives the Association of Colleges (AoC) as a 'wholly inadequate response' to the pay crisis in further…

  • 4 December 2018

    Responding to the publication of Ofsted's annual report today, 51¸£Àû head of policy and campaigns Matt Waddup said: 'Ofsted has rightly recognised that a failure…

  • 29 November 2018

    Responding to 'Fairer Funding: The case for a graduate levy', published today by the Higher Education Policy Institute, 51¸£Àû head of policy and campaigns Matt Waddup…