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17 October 2013
The role of Scotland's universities must be addressed in the run up to the independence referendum, said the ¹ÏÉñÍø today. The union today released its manifesto for…
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16 October 2013
High levels of unemployment and record levels of people in part-time work are bad news for young people, who have suffered the most when it comes to pay, said ¹ÏÉñÍøâ€¦
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16 October 2013
Young people saw their average pay reduced by nearly one-fifth between 2009 and 2012, and the gap between their wages and average pay has widened substantially,…
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16 October 2013
The haemorrhaging of part-time students from higher education must be reversed for the sake of the economy as well as individuals, says a report published today,…
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8 October 2013
England and Northern Ireland have some of the highest proportions of adults with poor numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new report released today. Across…
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3 October 2013
Tory plans to axe benefits for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) will not help combat youth inactivity, said ¹ÏÉñÍø today. Nine in 10 NEETs…
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2 October 2013
The UK is holding steady in a league table ranking the world's best universities released today. Once again, the UK has 31 institutions in the global top 200 table…
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2 October 2013
¹ÏÉñÍø said today that the Prime Minister's pledge that everyone under 25 should be 'earning or learning' would be empty rhetoric unless accompanied by decently-rewarded…
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27 September 2013
¹ÏÉñÍø said today that education has a key role to play in avoiding runaway climate change and achieving a low carbon economy. The union's comments come as a landmark…
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14 August 2013
¹ÏÉñÍø said today that it will continue to push the government to ensure that newly-appointed further education lecturers have to have a proper teaching qualification.…
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