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Leading news and reaction from 51¸£Àû.

  • 30 April 2019

    51¸£Àû has welcomed a call from the Social Mobility Commission to improve funding for students, especially those from the poorest backgrounds. 51¸£Àû acting general secretary…

  • 26 April 2019

    51¸£Àû warns against knee-jerk reaction to increase in pension costs 51¸£Àû has warned universities against making any knee-jerk cuts to jobs or pension benefits in response…

  • 12 April 2019

    51¸£Àû members at three colleges in West Midlands strike over pay 51¸£Àû members at three West Midlands colleges were the most recent to take strike action over pay this…

  • 2 April 2019

    Apprenticeships should be refocused towards young people and have education at their heart, according to a new charter launched today by 51¸£Àû. The union said the…

  • 22 March 2019

    Strikes at five colleges this week with progress in some disputes 51¸£Àû members at West Thames College, South Bank College, Croydon College, Bradford College and…

  • 15 March 2019

    Ten colleges face strike action in third wave of walkouts Tes has reported that 51¸£Àû members at 10 English colleges will be taking three days' strike action next…

  • 6 March 2019

    Staff and students at Newcastle College will be celebrating International Women's Day as a pioneering initiative to ensure students have access to free sanitary…

  • 1 March 2019

    51¸£Àû general secretary Sally Hunt resigns for health reasons 51¸£Àû general secretary Sally Hunt has resigned for health reasons. The union's national executive committee…

  • 22 February 2019

    Angela Rayner tells 51¸£Àû members free-market experiment in higher education has failed Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner was among the speakers at 51¸£Àû's annual…

  • 20 February 2019

    Responding to a report from the all-party parliamentary group on social mobility, 51¸£Àû said investment across the board was required if students from all backgrounds…