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Students could face more strike action at universities this term after the academics’ union opened a ballot over pay, pensions and conditions.
University and College Union (UCU) general secretary Jo Grady said the UK’s flagship university sector was built on the “exploitation of staff”.
They had experienced a decade of pension cuts, collapsing pay and insecure contracts, she said.
University employers said the prospect of disruption was “disappointing”.

Department for Education says 2022 will be a ‘transition year’

Healthy children aged 12 to 15 should be offered one dose of a Covid vaccine, the UK’s chief medical officers say.

The Covid control system in England’s schools, where groups of pupils have to self-isolate if one tests positive, could be scrapped in the autumn.

Public accounts committee also said a failure to set standards for remote learning led to ‘unequal experiences’

Exams have been cancelled for the second year running due to the impact caused by coronavirus.

The government have put schools will be in charge of grades and assessments this summer in a bid to avoid the results day chaos caused by last year’s controversial algorithm.

Face masks will no longer be required in secondary school classrooms in England after 17 May, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed.

Schools will be asked to keep branded items to a minimum when a new school uniform law comes into force later this year.

UCL Institute for Education finds 88% of TAs supported vulnerable and key worker children in school

Mobile phones should be banned from schools because lockdown has affected children’s “discipline and order,” the education secretary has warned.