Teachers’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions
Why education unions matter to staff and students alike
Sally Hunt
Website Sally is the general secretary of the University and College Union. She writes for Left Foot Forward on higher education.
Labour’s tuition fees proposal is the worst of all worlds
Universities will be left with a huge funding gap – and students still won’t be able to pay off their loans
The best response to terror is to keep our universities open and democratic
Parts of the government’s counter-terror bill seriously clash with the duty to allow universities academic freedom
TTIP: exposing the hidden threat to our public services
Public services like education and health should be entirely excluded from any trade deal with the US.
Is it really a good idea to treat students as consumers?
Universities may spend more money on marketing, but substance will always be more important than style.
Time for universities to reveal secret details of vice-chancellor pay increases
Vice-chancellors’ eye-watering rises are cloaked in secrecy.
All parties must spell out how we will deliver world class education
While many other countries, including the emerging economies, recognise the value of investing more in public education, the UK is in danger of falling behind.
I hope Tristram Hunt will respond positively to my invitation to discuss how a picket line works
It is a fundamental principle, not only of my union but of the movement in general, that you do not cross a picket line.
Better careers advice is needed – but the government has removed the things people are calling for
A report today calls for better careers advice; however, this is another situation where the government has already removed the thing people are calling for.
Spreading privilege? The only thing Cameron’s spreading is ignorance
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, explains why she’ll be marching tomorrow in defence of education for the many.