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Equity and inclusion 18 November 2010 People coming out as gay at younger age, research shows
The average age at which people come out as gay, lesbian or bisexual has fallen steadily over the last four decades, according to the British gay rights group, Stonewall.
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Standards and working conditions 10 August 2010 UK: School staff victims of unfounded allegations
More than 1,700 staff in UK schools were accused of misbehaviour by parents or pupils last year.
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Equity and inclusion 2 August 2010 UK budget faces legal challenge over gender discrimination
The UK government's budget may be unlawful according to a legal case launched in the high court. It is claimed Treasury officials broke the law by not carrying out an equality assessment of whether plans for spending cuts would hit women most.
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Leading the profession 12 March 2010 UK: EI member organisations react to report on racism in schools
Two EI member organisations reacted to the Maurice Smith Review released today, which recommends that "teachers in England should not be banned from membership of the British National Party (BNP) or any group which may promote racism".
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 July 2009 Union responds to report on universities' role in moving UK out of recession
The University and College Union (UCU) said today that universities must be allowed to play their full part in helping lift the country out of recession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2009 UK: "Say no to academic vandalism"
The University and College Union (UCU) which represents further and higher education staff in the United Kingdom is holding a national day of protest on 3 July.
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Leading the profession 9 September 2008 SATS fiasco: Standard testing fails Britain
Britain’s system of standardised testing is in disarray following large-scale bungling by the American company contracted to mark students’ papers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 July 2008 UK lecturers want greater involvement in university climate efforts
The University and College Union (UCU) is congratulating UK universities that are doing the most to combat climate change, but is still urging all universities to step up the involvement of staff and students in their efforts. The union has called for a carbon reduction strategy on every campus based...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 June 2008 UK: Keele University greylisting suspended as union strikes deal
The University and College Union (UCU) announced on 12 June that it has reached an interim agreement with Keele University over the current dispute involving the School of Economic and Management Studies (SEMS) and the Centre for Health Planning and Management (CHPM).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 June 2008 UK: UCU's greylisting of the University of Keele to begin on 13 June
The University and College Union (UCU) will "greylist" the University of Keele from 13 June. The term greylisting refers to a voluntary refusal to participate in the academic and other university activities where appropriate at Keele.
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Union renewal and development 5 April 2008 Teachers mourn sudden death of NUT leader Steve Sinnott
Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers in the UK, died suddenly on 5 April 2008. He was 56. The leaders and members of Education International join with teachers across the UK and indeed around the world in mourning the loss of this outstanding teacher trade unionist,...
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News 11 December 2006 Disability Equality Duty: helping to secure equality for disabled staff in the UK
Groundbreaking new legal duties recently introduced in the UK could greatly improve the prospects of disabled people working or hoping to work in colleges and universities, says EI affiliate the University and College Union (UCU).
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News 25 August 2006 UK: EI Affiliate gives vocal support to International Day of Peace
EI affiliate the NASUWT is supporting the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September by encouraging schools to sing a specially-composed song for peace.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 June 2006 UK: University lecturers have wages docked in pay dispute
Striking lecturers at Glasgow University are to have their wages docked as their bosses try to end the deadlock over pay.
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Union growth 29 May 2006 UK: Lecturers prepared for prolonged pay battle with universities
Leaders of Britain's largest lecturers' union, EI affiliate the NATFHE, have voted unanimously to escalate their national pay dispute with universities, with a call to hold out for their demands "to Christmas and beyond".
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 April 2006 UK: Union leader quits through stress
A former president of EI affiliate the National Union of Teachers broke down in tears yesterday as he revealed how stress and "government bullying" had forced him to quit the teaching profession.
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Union growth 28 March 2006 UK: Teacher unions show solidarity with 1m striking local government workers
EI affiliates the NASUWT, NUT and AUT are supporting local government employee unions in their one day strike today; part of the campaign to demand fair treatment over pension rights in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2006 UK: AUT-NATFHE Conference on Brain Drain
On March 23, EI affiliates the Association of University Teachers (AUT) and the University and College Lecturers’ Union (NATFHE) organised a conference on “Brain Drain” as the final stage of a two-year project on the subject, which had its origins within the EI’s higher education debates.
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