PCS has pledged "outright opposition" to the government's plans for regional or local pay at its annual conference in Brighton.
Tue, 22 May 2012 17:02:00 GMT
“Improving mathematics education requires a national commitment to teacher development and supporting teacher quality rather than continually berating the efforts of teachers.”
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:55:00 GMT
Headteachers and governors who are employing agency staff on lower wages are to blame for the reduction in local authority pools of supply teachers, the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in Wales, said today.
Around £1.8 million is either paid or generated through this service and somebody somewhere is making a killing as recycling is being used as a cash cow as sites can be open seven days a week for £900,000 says GMB
UCU today called on the government to urgently protect healthcare education funding after MPs warned that delays in introducing new NHS education and training arrangements could see Strategic Healthcare Authorities (SHAs) 'raid' training budgets for other purposes.
UCU said today that Nick Clegg's warm words on social mobility were to be welcomed, but that key policy decisions were denying people from the poorest backgrounds access to education and the chance to better themselves.
Three toolkits have been written to help people with mental health issues to remain in employment. After speaking to individuals with mental health conditions, health professionals and employers from across Europe, the toolkit aims to reflect the best ways of support.
This massive waste of the human talent we need to rebuild our economy shows the complete lack of an industrial policy the nation so badly needs says GMB
For a thriving pub sector we need open market rents for tenants who can compete on price in buildings refurbished to a high standard and where customer service and care is the top priority says tied tenants union
This strike action by these GMB members is a last resort because FOCSA having unilaterally imposed these cuts hasn't been willing to put enough on the table to allow us to come to terms with them.