Posted by Editors HE, In The News Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Interesting that alongside the very noticeable slagging off handed out to the Blairs now that they have left us to save the world, we are also seeing the return of things that should have never been so denigrated in the first place: university grants. It appears that the Government will now award a full grant […]
Posted by Editors FE, In The News, UCU, Working Conditions Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Recent events have shown that despite ‘increased’ funding in FE, the sector still remains the most fraught. Staff at Harlow College are currently embroiled in a long-running and bitter feud with the College’s principal regarding revised working conditions and pay. This has led to half of them taking redundancy. Blame has been apportioned but as […]
Posted by Editors FE, In The News Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
The LSC response to the proposals to make education up to the age of 18 in the UK compulsory provided interesting reading. Strangely, it supports the implementation of compulsion but states at the same time that currently 99 out of 100 16 – 18 year olds are in some form of education, training or employment. […]