UCAC suspends strike action

12 March 2014

UCAC suspends strike action
 
In an emergency meeting of UCAC’s National Council in Aberystwyth today, it was decided not to call on members to take strike action on 26 March.

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UCAC gives warm welcome to Silk Commission recommendations

4 March 2014

UCAC gives warm welcome to Silk Commission recommendations

UCAC education union has responded positively to the recommendations of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (The Silk Commission) published today.
 
The union has given a particularly warm welcome to the recommendation that teachers’ pay and conditions should be devolved to Wales.

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School Banding: a waste of time and resources

12 December 2013

School Banding: a waste of time and resources

Following the announcement of the banding results for secondary schools in Wales, a spokesperson for UCAC education union said: “Each new set of banding results only emphasises the meaninglessness of this process and any information that emerges from it.

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£100 million for Wales, an appeal to develop the Welsh language

9 December 2013

£100 million for Wales, an appeal to develop the Welsh language

Organisations supporting the Welsh language have called on the First Minister to use a part of the finance that is coming to Wales as a result of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget Announcement to invest in Welsh language projects that will improve the skills of children and workers.

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