Colleges, Staff

Hopwood Hall College staff win another significant pay rise

Most lecturers to receive 9.2% increase, on top of last year's 7.5% rise

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

NEU will ballot sixth form college teachers as 85% back strike

'In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, [they] are not prepared to see their income fall further'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges, Staff

DfE drive to improve FE governance and staff retention

Early notices for contracts worth over £10 million have been published for mentoring and governance commitments

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Staff

Picket lines swell as college staff strike in bid for higher pay

Unions have called for a 10% rise to help with the cost-of-living crisis

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Colleges, Staff

Oxfordshire college settles staff dispute after agreeing to ‘significant’ pay rise

Abingdon and Witney College staff have now called off a strike

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Colleges, Politics, Staff

Leaders vow sector-wide march on parliament if Whitehall cuts hit FE

'We will have no hesitation in taking to the streets'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

Strike cancelled at London college after staff win up to 8% pay rise

But strikes at 29 other colleges go ahead

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Prison education, Staff

Prisons face educators’ strike action over low pay

Their union claims prison educators have seen their pay fall by 25% since 2009

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

Richmond College strike plans on ice as arbitration talks planned over ‘fire and rehire’ proposals

UCU members at Richmond upon Thames College had planned walkouts to coincide with the start of term.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble