Are colleges important to the government or not? tes.com/news/are-colle…

London mayor’s skills strategy signals funding switch from qualifications to job outcomes feweek.co.uk/2018/06/06/lon… #FEweek via FE Week

Ninth UTC closure announced feweek.co.uk/2018/07/02/nin… #FEweek via FE Week

Ex-principal paid £80k for gardening leave amid staff redundancy push feweek.co.uk/2018/06/29/ex-… #FEweek via FE Week

Police shelve investigation into provider that owed £800k feweek.co.uk/2015/06/29/pol… #FEweek via FE Week

Ofsted: Bigger colleges aren’t always better feweek.co.uk/2018/06/29/ofs… #FEweek via FE Week

UN agency warned of migrant auctions in Libya months ago. No outcry then or now. The Goverment must act. theguardian.com/world/2017/apr…

Horrified by images and reports of human trafficking and slavery in Libya. I wrote to Boris Johnson last week asking what steps he is taking to raise this with Libyan authorities - awaiting response.

UNISON responds to government’s careers strategy | News, Press release | News | UNISON National unison.org.uk/news/press-rel…

Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minister, says UNISON | Press release | News | UNISON National unison.org.uk/news/press-rel…

What happens if public service workers can’t afford to live near their work? | Article, P.S data | News | UNISON National unison.org.uk/news/article/2…

We don’t need a review of technical and higher education, we need fair funding and stability, says David Lammy... bit.ly/2ojjKRl

Today I’m calling on the govt to produce a detailed assessment of their policies to reveal the full damage of their cuts. The Finance Bill represents yet more of the same pain for groups with protected characteristics who bear the brunt of Tory economic failure. #PublishTheImpact

Hackney Special Education Crisis Fantastic demo today! And great result. The fight continues!

Brief (but not exhaustive) list of people who now say it is time for negotiations over changes to the #USS pension: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Universities minister Sam Gyimah Sir Anthony Seldon Staff Students Vice-chancellors List of those who don't: Universities UK x.com/jeremycorbyn/s…

Solidarity with workers in the #UCUstrike. The decision to strike is never taken lightly. We support their call to employers to come back to the table and talk seriously about protecting pensions UNISON in Higher Education UCU

Sending solidarity to our colleagues in Higher Education who have been forced into the current strike action.

The continuing crisis in Northamptonshire | Article | News | UNISON National unison.org.uk/news/article/2…

TUC national demonstration: Step Up for Public Services | Events | UNISON National unison.org.uk/events/tuc-nat…

Redundancy threats stalk northern colleges | Article | News | UNISON National unison.org.uk/news/article/2…