Education

Universities watchdog proposes a register for staff-student relationships and consults on the idea of an outright ban.

The government has recommended a 3.5% pay increase for public sector workers in England for 2023-24. It will now be considered by independent bodies.

More than half (52%) of LGBT+ teachers have experienced discrimination and abuse from pupils and parents, according to a survey from a teaching union.

Universities and trade unions have agreed to pay a proportion of the pay settlement for 2023-24 six months before the...

Employers are gearing up for a potentially disruptive week as around half a million workers prepare to strike on Wednesday 1 February.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak is considering plans to allow foreign students at UK universities to work more hours as he searches for ways to increase the labour pool.

University unions have rejected a final offer from the sector’s employer body, saying it ‘falls well short’ of what they are demanding.

Plans to sharply reduce UK immigration by changing graduate visa rules have been criticised by education and business figures.
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Trade unions are set to work with a leading cancer expert to study the exposure of women in their late-40s...

National Education Union members will strike after 90.4% vote in favour, meaning thousands of schools will close their doors.

The University and College Union (UCU) has announced that its members will strike for 18 days in February and March...

Turnout in the ballot was only 42%, less than the 50% required for lawful strike action.

Employment lawyer Martin Williams examines the Strikes Bill's minimum service levels, the legislative answer to growing industrial action.

The University of Oxford's new vice-chancellor plans to commission an independent review of pay, pensions and working conditions.

TUC's new general secretary calls for urgent meeting with Rishi Sunak in bid to allow ministers to open pay negotiations with unions.