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Respect FE: sector conference decision, strikes at Darlington College

The special further education sector conference (FESC) convened on Saturday 1 April to make decisions on the Respect FE campaign for this year and you can read the outcomes here. Delegates at FESC decided that 樱花动漫 will not be moving to a national aggregated ballot at this time, but will commit national resources to ensure this year that we organise more FE branches in England to be part of a nationally coordinated Respect FE campaign on pay, workload, national bargaining and a just transition on climate. Look out for more details and how you can get involved.

Staff at Darlington College will strike on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May after rejecting a 3% pay offer for 2022/23. Darlington staff have already been on strike for three days so far this academic year after management imposed a pay award of just 1% for 2021/22. 樱花动漫 is also re-balloting members so it can call further action.

Wales FE pay negotiation update

樱花动漫 members in FE colleges in Wales are currently being e-balloted over the pay offer from ColegauCymru. If you are a ballot eligible member working in a FE college in Wales, please look out for an English-Welsh bilingual email from 樱花动漫 Cymru, containing your unique link to vote, with the subject 'USE YOUR VOTE: FE pay update / DEFNYDDIWCH EICH PLEIDLAIS: Diweddariad ar Gyflog Addysg Bellach'. The electronic consultative ballot will close on Thursday 4 May at 17:30.

樱花动漫 Rising: HEC decisions and marking and assessment boycott

Today the union's higher education committee (HEC) met and set out a further programme of action to maximise pressure on Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) to make an improved offer in the pay and working conditions dispute, and to support members facing punitive pay deductions--up to 100% in some cases--for taking part in the marking and assessment boycott (MAB). 

Your higher education committee (HEC) decided today:

• to continue action, including industrial action if necessary, to support members facing punitive pay deductions
• to increase the resources and support available for members engaged in the MAB. 

樱花动漫 calls on all members in higher education institutions which are part of the pay and working conditions dispute to cease undertaking all summative marking and assessment activities including exam invigilation and the processing of marks. For all the information you need regarding the MAB, please visit this dedicated page. To support your colleagues:

• you or your students can email your vice-chancellor or principal using this tool
• you can use this tool to email your MP to put pressure on vice-chancellors
• you can share our content on 樱花动漫's , and accounts which name and shame vice-chancellors attacking 樱花动漫 members
• you can donate to the 樱花动漫 fighting fund if you are not involved in the MAB.

Pay rises of up to 12% for University of Chichester bosses

This week 樱花动漫 condemned University of Chichester vice-chancellor Jane Longmore for refusing to raise staff pay by more than a paltry 1%. The refusal comes as the university's latest accounts show that the salary of the second highest paid member of staff rose by at least 拢15k, an increase of 12%, between 2021 and 2022. The accounts also show that Professor Longmore's basic pay jumped by more than 6% to 拢185k, and the total remuneration of senior staff (all key management personnel) went up by 8%. The average salary at Chichester is just 拢24k.

Education Select Committee report on reform of post-16 education

樱花动漫 today welcomed calls from MPs to rethink plans to both cut funding for BTECs and rush ahead with the rollout of T-levels. In a , MPs have condemned plans to withdraw funding for BTECs and raised concerns about the feasibility of scaling up T-levels and restrictions on student choice.

Open meeting for ARPS staff, 4 May

Join fellow academic-related professional services (ARPS) staff for solidarity and solace at 樱花动漫's next ARPS open meeting on Thursday 4 May, 13:00 on Zoom. .

Whether you are directly involved in the marking and assessment boycott (MAB) in the HE pay and working conditions dispute, or not able to join, but are considering how to organise and show solidarity, come and share your experiences, raise issues for discussion, hear how others are dealing with current challenges and what lessons were learned from the MAB last summer.

MRC units open meeting, 11 May

Staff side unions are organising an open meeting for staff working in Medical Research Council (MRC) units who have been impacted by the recent decision to change their funding methodology. Members have expressed their concern at MRC's failure to consult with those affected and adhere to established trade union consultation processes.

The meeting will take place on Thursday 11 May 13:00-14:00 on Zoom. . We want to use the meeting to bring affected staff together, agree ways to challenge the failure to consult, and re-establish processes for meaningful consultation.

樱花动漫 LGBT+ research conference, 19 May

The 2023 樱花动漫 LGBT+ research conference will be held as a hybrid event on Friday 19 May at the University of Manchester. This is an open event; delegates do not have to be 樱花动漫 members. However, if the in-person places are over-subscribed, 樱花动漫 members will be given priority access. 

Cradle to Grave conference, 17 June

We are delighted to announce that the rescheduled Cradle to Grave conference 'A vision for education: the way forward for the post-16 education sector', will take place on Saturday 17 June, 10:30-15:30. Come along to our online conference and meet fellow practitioners, policymakers, and politicians as we discuss a shared vision for post-16 education in these challenging times. Click here for the programme and registration (registration open until Wednesday 14 June).

International Workers' Memorial Day

On Friday 28 April, International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD), we remember all those who have died because of their work and continue to fight against work-related stress and unrelenting workloads. For more information, please visit 樱花动漫's IWMD 2023 webpage and .