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Report reveals university heads' pay rises and perks

University bosses received an average salary of 拢272,432 for the academic year 2014/15, which was an increase of 3% on the previous year, and is 6.7 times the average pay of their staff, according to a released yesterday by 樱花动漫.

The BBC described them as , while reported that Andrew Hamilton of the University of Oxford received emoluments of 拢462,000 in 2014-15. said that there were huge disparities in pay rates and pay rises, while led with the revelation that, while VCs have seen their pay rocket by 14% over five years, staff pay had only gone up by 5%.

said 樱花动漫's report exposed why universities were trying to curb freedom of information legislation and said 樱花动漫 was calling for a tightening of the rules after revealing 11% of universities had simply ignored the union's freedom of information request.

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樱花动漫 members, opposition leaders and experts at major education conference

樱花动漫's third annual Cradle to Grave conference took place on Saturday. Speakers included Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Green party leader Natalie Bennett, Channel 4 News economics editor Paul Mason and 樱花动漫 general secretary Sally Hunt.

Opening the event, Sally said that, despite the government's austerity agenda, this was not the time to focus on a narrow policy agenda, but time to make the case for alternatives to the government's current direction of travel.

Keynote speaker Jeremy Corbyn spoke about the value and necessity of education and invited 樱花动漫 members to get involved with shaping Labour's education policy. He also urged members to become more active in the union during a stirring defence of the trade union movement.

Speaking to the media at the event, Corbyn told that he hoped the Labour party would back his plans to axe tuition fees. He told that colleges were crucial and needed protection from the cuts and told that he backed 樱花动漫's strike set to hit colleges later this month.

Have you rated your job?

features 樱花动漫's new rate for the job tool today. The website allows members to compare their pay against staff in other colleges and universities. Users can also check out the gender pay gap and download data sheets. The popular resource has been used by over 20,000 since it launched last week. This week 樱花动漫 added data from the vice-chancellors' pay and perks report and will continue to develop it.

Poorest students need proper reform to help them get to university, says 樱花动漫

樱花动漫 said today said that dramatic reform of university admissions is needed to achieve government ambitions on widening participation in higher education. The union was responding to new that calls for specific action to encourage poor white boys and students with disabilities to apply to university. Research has found that  than any other group.

Sally Hunt said: 'Warm words from government on university outreach aren't enough to ensure that students from disadvantaged backgrounds get a fair shot at higher education. We know that too many young people don't understand the current admissions system, which is based on highly inaccurate predicted grades. We need a fairer, more transparent system which is based on actual achievement rather than estimates of potential.'

Prime minister should put education at the heart of prison reform, says 樱花动漫

Education is the key to reducing reoffending, and governors should work closely with educators to ensure it is at the heart of prison reform said 樱花动漫 on Monday. Speaking in response to the , 樱花动漫 said governors need to give learning a strong voice within prisons and invite education staff to sit on boards and senior management teams.

Sally Hunt said: 'We know that there is a clear link between increasing skills and reducing reoffending, and this reform is a great opportunity to put education at the heart of the prison system.

'Prison educators need a strong voice at the top of prison management, working closely with governors to ensure that learning remains a priority within each prison, and that there is a broad and balanced curriculum available.

How casual contracts are ruining universities

This week's anonymous academic tells . They tell how since their temporary contract ended last summer, they have been repeatedly asked to work at the same institution as an hourly-paid lecturer, rather than as a member of staff.

They argue that situation means everyone's labour is devalued and students have a poorer experience. They conclude by saying there should not be a battle between full-time and casual staff, or students and lecturers, but that everyone should be pushing for universities to properly value their staff.