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Union ballots sixth form teachers on strike action over pay award

Sixth form teachers in England are being balloted on strike action after they backed pay rising to exceed the cost of living. The Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) has offered a 5% increase, but the National Education Union (NEU) says the RPI ...

12 Oct 2022 at 13:32

Two Welsh schools named finalists for global education prize

A school which set up a “pay as you feel” food shop, launderette and uniform store to support struggling families is a finalist for a global education prize. Cadoxton Primary School, in Barry, south Wales, is one of two schools in the UK which ...

12 Sept 2023 at 11:54

Sixth form college teachers to stage three more days of strikes in pay dispute

Sixth form college teachers in England will resume strike action this week in a dispute over pay. National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges will walk out for three consecutive days from Tuesday in ...

07 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Union ballots teachers in sixth form colleges for industrial action over pay

A teaching union is balloting its members in sixth form colleges for industrial action over pay. The NASUWT teaching union has launched the ballot in a fight for a fair pay increase for sixth form college teachers for 2024/25. It comes after ...

13 Jan 2025 at 20:53

Further education sector left to run on fumes, MPs say

The further education (FE) sector has been “left to run on fumes”, MPs have warned, as they call for more funding and action to tackle “stagnant” pay. The Commons Education Select Committee has also said the policy that currently requires ...

23 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Teenager who researched medical cannabis to study at Oxford

A teenager whose interest in medical cannabis has highlighted gaps in scientific research has secured a spot at one of the UK’s top universities. Ariana Howells, 17, achieved three A*s and one A in A-level biology, chemistry, maths, and ...

14 Aug 2025 at 10:10

Many students will have no suitable course of study under ‘reckless’ BTec plans

Tens of thousands of sixth-form students could be left without a suitable study programme under the Government’s “reckless” plans to reform post-16 vocational qualifications, a report suggests. Young people will “pay the price” if ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Sixth form college teachers back strike action in pay dispute

Sixth-form college students in England could face walkouts after members of a teaching union voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and funding. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) who teach in 32 sixth form ...

11 Nov 2024 at 19:29

More strikes planned for sixth form college teachers in England

Sixth form college teachers in England are to continue strike action into January over a pay dispute, union leaders announced. The National Education Union (NEU) said members across 32 non-academised colleges would walk out ...

02 Dec 2024 at 12:09

National Education Union suspends planned teacher strikes in sixth form colleges

Two days of strike action by teachers in sixth form colleges across England have been suspended. National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges were due to strike on Thursday and ...

04 Feb 2025 at 16:51

More strike days planned for sixth form college teachers in pay dispute

Sixth form college teachers in England will continue strike action in a dispute over pay. More than 2,000 National Education Union (NEU) members in non-academised sixth form colleges will walk out on January 29, ...

16 Jan 2025 at 12:44

Teachers in sixth form colleges stage further strike action in pay dispute

Sixth form college teachers in England will resume strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay. Around 2,000 National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges are due to ...

29 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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