Articles from United Kingdom
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Equity and inclusion 7 February 2006 UK: new challenges facing LGBT teachers
"With the increasing multicultural nature of western European societies, new obstacles have emerged for the achievement of LGTB rights. We hear of teachers who no longer dare to be open about their sexual orientation, afraid of hostile reactions by students some of whom are driven by religious fanatism," said EI...
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Standards and working conditions 6 February 2006 UK: Strike ballot as college tries to sack 500 lecturers, forcing them to re-apply for jobs
Lecturers at Walsall College of Arts and Technology have voted unanimously to be balloted for strike action as their management tries to use a curriculum review to impose worse contracts of employment.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 February 2006 UK: Union achieves pay parity victory for college lecturers in Wales
A landmark agreement that will give Welsh college lecturers pay parity with schoolteachers has just been concluded, seeing £11.5m ploughed into staff pay on top of the £20m invested over 2003 and 2004.
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Standards and working conditions 1 February 2006 UK: Victory for hourly paid lecturer
A settlement in an employment tribunal case may have implications for the pay and conditions of millions of part-time workers in education in the UK.
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Standards and working conditions 23 January 2006 UK: All sex offenders to be barred from teaching
All sex offenders will be barred from working in schools, the education secretary, Ruth Kelly announced yesterday as she sought to end a career-threatening row by unveiling a tougher than expected set of streamlined regulations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 January 2006 UK: Union's fury at vice-chancellors' excessive pay increases
EI affiliate the Association of University Teachers (AUT) has expressed its amazement at the salary increases of the vice-chancellors and principals on the board of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 January 2006 UK: Chancellor urges wealthy nations to ensure 'Education for All' is a reality this year
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown is urging nations to build on their promise at the G8 summit last year to more than double aid to Africa and join a £6bn drive to bring free education to all children.
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Future of work in education 15 December 2005 EI affiliate hosts Disabled Members’ Consultation Conference
NASUWT, a British EI affiliate, is hosting their Disabled Members’ Consultation Conference this weekend.
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Trade union rights are human rights 12 December 2005 UK: Teachers' warning over extremists
Government plans for school reform could open the door to religious extremists, teachers are warning.
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 UK: 2.5% Increase is No Pay Rise
The UK government has accepted a recommendation from the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) to increase all salary points by 2.5% in 2006 and a further 2.5% in 2007.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 December 2005 UK: Affiliates Agree to Union Merger
Members of EI affiliates NATFHE and the AUT have voted overwhelmingly for their unions to merge and create the world’s largest union for post-school academic and academic-related staff, with more than 110,000 members.
UK: Affiliates Agree to Union Merger