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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201209T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
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SUMMARY:Cancelled: Community accountability for racial justice – an organising agenda for colleges and universities
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event has been postponed. The new date will be announced soon.\nAn antiracism for abolitionist times: The webinar will look at the role education institutions play in perpetuating racism. Community accountability seeks to transform education from a system of state racism to a community resource. \nJoin Gargi Bhattacharyya\, Luke De Noronha and Ümit Yildiz as we map out an organising plan to create a process of ongoing community accountability.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/racial-justice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201117T145047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T104816Z
UID:8863-1606482000-1606485600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Everyday ableism
DESCRIPTION:Ableism is discrimination in favour of non-disabled people. It is based on an assumption that the physical\, cognitive and sensory differences with which disabled people live with are deficits\, and it is rooted in the medical model of disability that assumes that disabled people need to be ‘fixed’. It is manifest in physical\, environmental and attitudinal barriers that exclude and stigmatise an entire group of people as ‘less than’. \nThis webinar will explore\, what ableism is; recognising it and how to challenge it. The event will be chaired by Themesa Neckles\, vice chair of UCU’s disabled members’ standing committee with contributions from Elane Heffernan\, NEC and chair of the disabled members’ standing committee\, Lucy Burke\, NEC and disabled members’ standing committee and Michelle Daley\, Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) (invited). A BSL interpreter will be available.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/everyday-ableism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches,UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201117T144931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T144931Z
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SUMMARY:Day of action: organising disabled workers
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nCovid-19 has disproportionately impacted on disabled workers from being denied reasonable adjustments to being the first to be made redundant and in line with our theme for this year ‘organising for disabled workers’\, we would like to invite you to be a contributor to this important and timely discussion. \nTo mark UCU’s third year of action for disability equality\, this event will be chaired by Elane Heffernan\, UCU NEC and chair of the disabled members’ standing committee\, with contributions from Themesa Neckles\, vice-chair of UCU disabled members’ standing committee\, Ann Galpin\, co-chair\, NUJ\, TUC disabled workers’ committee and Colleen Johnson\, NEU.  A BSL interpreter will be available.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/organising-disabled-workers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches,UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201029T163514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T114623Z
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SUMMARY:PGRs as staff - not students
DESCRIPTION:UCU has adopted a policy to campaign for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) to be recognised as members of staff. We are keen to discuss this with our PGR members and to hear your ideas and thoughts about the campaign. We will also hear from our sister union SULF who are based in Sweden and were successful in campaigning for PGRs to be treated as employees. \n\nWe look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/pgrs-as-staff-not-students/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T153000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201109T160710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T150634Z
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SUMMARY:Keeping universities safe: STUC fringe meeting
DESCRIPTION:With the large number of Covid-19 cases in Scottish universities at the start of this term; confusion over guidance both for students and online and remote teaching and activities; and the Christmas break coming join UCU general secretary Jo Grady\, SAGE sub-committee member and Scottish Government adviser Professor Steve Reicher\, UCU Scotland president Carlo Morelli and NUS Scotland president Matt Crilly as they address the key issues facing universities now and in the weeks to come.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/keeping-universities-safe-stuc-fringe-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201116T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201116T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201103T145817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T150530Z
UID:8848-1605546000-1605549600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Keeping universities running during the pandemic – the importance of supporting ARPS staff
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nJoin our discussion about the importance of the work academic-related and professional services staff are undertaking to keep universities running. \nFrom IT staff and those working in libraries or museums\, to the e-learning teams and counselling services\, ARPS staff are a crucial part of the academic team. The discussion will focus on practical questions about health and safety on campus and how you can organise ARPS staff to ensure their welfare at this time.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/keeping-universities-running/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches,UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201106T130027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T150418Z
UID:8851-1605114000-1605117600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Decolonising 2: capturing the student perspective
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nUCU’s black members’ standing committee looks at the students’ and ex-students’ point of view on the curriculum. Black students have been asking why is our curriculum white and when will institutions decolonise themselves. Following on from previous discussions we ask students and ex-students to share their experience and ask how staff and students can work together to shape the agenda and create change.   \nContributors: Sukhi Bath\, Ilyas Nagdee\, Nwanneka Osammor\, Kemi Ryan \nChair: Julianna Ojinaka
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/decolonising-2-capturing-the-student-perspective/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201030T091349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T091349Z
UID:8844-1605108600-1605115800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:ACE member meeting
DESCRIPTION:General meeting for UCU members working in adult and community education. \nAt the meeting we will be discussing: \n\nthe results of the survey; what is happening in ACE at the current time\nterms and conditions for members working in ACE\, how they are determined and how funding for ACE is secured\nFund the Future campaign – how it applies to ACE\nhealth and safety at work – your rights in the workplace in light of the Covid-19 pandemic\na vision for the future – what do we want ACE to look like in the future and how can we campaign for it?\n\nThe meeting will be attended by Naina Kent (UCU NEC ACE rep)\, Andrew Harden (UCU head of FE)\, Jane Thompson (bargaining and negotiations official); and Vicky Blake (UCU president) has also been invited. \nThere will be time for questions at the event but if you would rather send in a question please do so when you register. \nRegistration is now open and will close at 5pm on 10 November. \nRegister here
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/ace-member-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201014T133206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T150332Z
UID:8739-1603458000-1603461600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Black and disabled workers' health and safety
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nThe Covid-19 crisis has seen particular challenges for black and disabled workers. ONS statistics found that between March and July 2020\, 59% of all deaths involving Covid-19 during this period were disabled (‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by disability status\, England and Wales: 2 March to 14 July 2020’) while black males are 4.2 times more likely to die from a COVID-19-related death and black females are 4.3 times more likely than white ethnicity males and females. (Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group\, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 10 April 2020). \nThis webinar will look at the issues facing black and disabled workers during the current pandemic and ways in which members can raise health and safety issues and use tools to ensure a safe workplace. A BSL interpreter will be available for this event. \nChair: Victoria Showunmi\, chair of UCU’s equality committee \nSpeakers:  \nElane Heffernan\, NEC and hair of disabled members’ standing committee\nAlex Lancaster\, UCU health and safety officer\nMaxine Looby\, NEC FE black representative\nThemesa Neckles\, vice chair of disabled members’ standing committee
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/black-and-disabled-hs/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201019T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201019T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124833
CREATED:20201005T155224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T150220Z
UID:8716-1603123200-1603128600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Mapping LGBT+ progress
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nReviewing progress towards LGBT+ equality and liberation to date\, and looking ahead \nThe event will focus on two main questions: \n\nhow much progress have we made with advancing the LGBT+ rights and liberation agenda as of today?\nwhere do we go next\, and what should our priorities be?\n\nConfirmed speakers: \nFlora Renz (University of Kent and The Future of Legal Gender Project)\nAn international perspective on the future of legal gender. \nJordan Daly (Time for Inclusive Education – TIE)\nTIE led a successful campaign which resulted in Scotland being the first country in the world to deliver LGBT+ history as part of the school curriculum. \nMaria Exall (TUC LGBT+ chair)\nThe role of trade unions in establishing LGBT+ rights today how an agenda can be taken through the union structures. \nIn 2020 the TUC Congress passed a motion in full support of trans and non-binary rights. \nPav Akhtar (UK Black Pride)\nIntersectionality of LGBT+ and race. In its 15th year UK Black Pride is an international leader in providing voice and space at the intersection of LGBT+ and race. \nTrude Sundberg (University of Kent)\nPresenting initial findings from a current research project into the experience of LGBT+ people working in the post school education sector.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/mapping-lgbtplus-progress/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201014T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20201007T134850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T145829Z
UID:8728-1602694800-1602700200@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Systemic racism and how to survive it
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar we will identify what we mean by ‘systemic racism’. We will be joined by colleagues from sister education unions including Michelle Codrington-Rogers\, the first black national president of the NASUWT alongside UCU contributors from FE\, HE and prison education. We will leave members with clear strategies to both recognise and challenge systemic racism in all its forms. \nChair: Victoria Showunmi (UCU NEC\, chair UCU BMSC and equality committee\, vice-chair HEC)
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/systemic-racism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200928T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200928T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200916T161659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T104903Z
UID:8708-1601298000-1601301600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Balancing work and caring through Covid and beyond
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nThe Covid-19 crisis has seen a major shift in working patterns which has presented particular challenges for those balancing work alongside caring responsibilities. The closure of schools and childcare providers earlier this year placed a particularly intense burden on working women\, with a recent TUC survey showing that 41% of women are still struggling to find the childcare they need to work. \nThis webinar will explore how the recent changes to working life are continuing to impact on parents and carers\, and what support is needed to ensure that work and caring can be balanced effectively.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/balancing-work-and-caring/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all,UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200923T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200923T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200911T130122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T134743Z
UID:8682-1600866000-1600869600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:London and South East region higher education briefing
DESCRIPTION:This online regional briefing will: \n\nupdate you on the funding environment\, political context and the potential financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on higher education institutions\ndiscuss the national UCU fund the future campaign\, available resources and support for branches\nconsider the impact of recent events on workloads\nprovide you with practical guidance and advice on defending jobs and ensuring that the reopening of universities is safe for staff and students.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/london-and-south-east-region-higher-education-briefing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200916T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200916T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200911T125332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T134208Z
UID:8678-1600272000-1600275600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:UCU further education webinar: health and safety in colleges
DESCRIPTION:With FE colleges facing local lockdowns and numerous health and safety issues on campus\, join our discussion with Jo Grady\, UCU general secretary; Janet Farrar\, president elect; Alex Lancaster UCU national health and safety lead; Adam Lincoln\, regional official; Maxine Looby FEC; and Lauren Mura FEC from Blackburn College which has now gone into partial lockdown. \nThe panel will lead a discussion on the impact we are seeing due to FE’s full return to campus and answer your practical questions about health and safety on campus and what UCU can do to support branches and members.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/ucu-further-education-webinar-health-and-safety-in-colleges/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200916T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200916T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200911T130716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T112232Z
UID:8685-1600261200-1600264800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:'It's My Time' workload campaign launch (UCU Eastern & Home Counties)
DESCRIPTION:Watch back: \n\n\n\nThe impact of Covid-19 on working practices and the shift to blended learning has meant additional workload pressures for UCU members. The need for an organised collective response in workplaces has never been greater. Coupled with this\, the need for individual members to protect their own wellbeing\, supported by their union and workplace agreements\, is increasingly important. The Eastern region is launching the ‘It’s My Time’ campaign at a virtual members’ meeting on Weds 16 Sept at 1pm. General secretary Jo Grady and Jane Thompson from the national bargaining team will join the regional office to talk about how members can challenge excessive workloads.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/its-my-time-workload-campaign-launch-ucu-eastern-home-counties/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200914T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200911T131031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T135633Z
UID:8688-1600092000-1600095600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:UCU TUC fringe: don't let education be a victim of Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:UCU has urged universities to teach online until ‘regular universal testing’ can be introduced on campuses. UCU general secretary Jo Grady has made clear that without online teaching as the default position we risk universities becoming the care homes of the second wave. This risk adds to the chaos from the student exam fiasco\, as well as the increasing job cuts and increases to workload and casualisation. \nJoin us to hear how we intend to use our fund the future campaign to bring all these concerns together to ensure education is not a victim of Covid-19.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/ucu-tuc-fringe-dont-let-education-be-a-victim-of-covid-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200907T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200907T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200903T122956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T135308Z
UID:8669-1599494400-1599498000@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:'The Automatic University': the new normal for higher education?
DESCRIPTION:In 2019 UCU Scotland commissioned work to review and understand the expansion of data systems and automation in higher education. We wanted to be able to pre-empt and respond to the challenges that artificial intelligence and automation bring to our sector. A year on and Covid-19 has made these challenges all too real for staff and students in education. \nThis UCU webinar will hear from the report’s author\, Dr Ben Williamson\, an academic from the University of Edinburgh;  from Ann Gow\, UCU Scotland immediate past-president\, who was involved in the working group for the report; and from Jenny Lennox of the union’s bargaining and negotiations team. UCU’s Scotland official\, Mary Senior will chair the session. \nThe report\, and its recommendations for the union are available on the UCU website. \nChair: Mary Senior\, Scotland official\, University and College Union \nPanellists:\nDr Ben Williamson\, report author\, University of Edinburgh\nAnn Gow\, UCU Scotland immediate past president\, University of Glasgow\nJenny Lennox\, bargaining policy and negotiations official\, UCU.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/the-automatic-university-the-new-normal-for-higher-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200902T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200902T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200803T082636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T155629Z
UID:8530-1599073200-1599076800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Back to school: organising to win in 2020-21
DESCRIPTION:World famous trade union organiser Jane McAlevey talks to UCU members and general secretary Jo Grady about growing your branch\, winning disputes and keeping workplaces safe.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/organising-to-win/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches,UCU members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200902T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200902T130000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200825T112558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T135000Z
UID:8655-1599048000-1599051600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:London and South East FE regional briefing
DESCRIPTION:Fund the future in further education: defend jobs\, reopen colleges safely and protect education for all \nA UCU briefing for branch officers and reps with Matt Waddup – national head of policy and campaigns\, Janet Farrar – president-elect (FE)\, Adam Lincoln and Michael Moran – regional officials.  \nThe Covid-19 pandemic is already having a significant impact upon the FE sector\, and has had a disproportionate impact on our BAME communities\, older\, disabled and vulnerable people. Women are the majority of those providing care\, whether paid or unpaid. They are more likely to be employed on insecure and zero-hours contracts\, particularly BME and migrant women\, and to be working part-time. Disabled people already face significant barriers in getting and keeping jobs.  \nMeanwhile the FE employers are rushing to return to face to face teaching and introducing blended learning models which may have long-term implications for safety\, jobs\, working conditions and workloads.   \nIt is vital that all UCU branches are able to organise and mobilise effectively to defend jobs and ensure that the reopening of colleges is safe. \nThis regional briefing will: \n\nupdate you on the funding environment\, political context and the potential financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on FE institutions\ndiscuss the national UCU fund the future campaign\, available resources and support for branches\nreview the exam results fiasco and the impact on workloads \nprovide you with practical guidance and advice on defending jobs and ensuring that the reopening of FE colleges is safe for staff and students\nexplore the challenges faced by UCU members over blended learning delivery models.\n\nThe webinar panel will discuss how to use workplace campaigns to defend jobs and working conditions. There will be a Q&A session where we can discuss how to link up with local campaigns and issues in your workplace.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/fe-london-se-branch-briefing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200901T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200901T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200828T101236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T130858Z
UID:8660-1598976000-1598979600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Is it safe to reopen universities and colleges?
DESCRIPTION:Join Jo Grady\, UCU general secretary; Larissa Kennedy\, NUS president; Janet Farrar UCU president-elect; and Professor Elizabeth Stokoe and Professor Ann Phoenix\, from the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies. \nAs the new academic year approaches there is an increasing focus on how campuses and colleges within the UK will manage the start of teaching. In the next few weeks a mass movement of over a million students\, many of them first year undergraduates\, will begin. Many thousands will be relocating from one part of the UK and beyond to their place of study and FE campuses need to look at how they reopen safely. It is now timely that UCU sets out our position – join us to discuss UCU’s latest guidance and the Independent Sage report.
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/is-it-safe-to-reopen/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200824T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200824T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200818T135941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T113525Z
UID:8583-1598292000-1598295600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Fighting job cuts & structural racism
DESCRIPTION:As lockdown restrictions begin to ease\, the economic impact of Covid-19 is now being felt across HE\, FE and adult and prison education with a significant number of institutions seeking to make posts redundant or otherwise cut staff costs. These moves will have an even greater impact on black members\, who are disproportionately employed on precarious contracts and as such bear the brunt of job cuts and attacks on pay and conditions. \nJoin us for an informative session\, with input from black members across FE\, HE and prison education\, to discuss how cuts are affecting black workers\, students and communities\, the intersectional implications and how we can fight against their damaging impact. \nPlease register here
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/fighting-job-cuts-and-structural-racism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:UCU members
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200818T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200818T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200818T091846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T120248Z
UID:8574-1597766400-1597770000@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Justice for education
DESCRIPTION:Students and workers demand justice for education. Despite the U-turn on A-level and GCSE results\, this government is causing chaos to our education system. \nJoin NUS president Larissa Kennedy\, UCU general secretary Jo Grady\, Bell Ribeiro-Addy\, MP for Streatham\, and Lauren Mura\, head of politics and a curriculum team leader for A-levels at Blackburn College to talk about the exam results fiasco\, what happens next and our campaign to Fund the Future. \nWatch back:\n\n\n 
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/justice-for-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200813T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200813T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200810T120859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T120211Z
UID:8560-1597341600-1597345200@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Don’t make education a victim of Covid-19
DESCRIPTION:Join UCU general secretary Jo Grady and guests on A-Level results day talking about the Covid-19 impact on our education system. \nFrom student results being downgraded\, job cuts\, increases to workload and casualisation\, through to concerns about returning to face-to-face learning\, join us to hear how we intend to use our Fund the Future campaign to bring all these concerns together to ensure education is not a victim of Covid-19. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/dont-make-education-a-victim-of-covid/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200812T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200709T085405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T120141Z
UID:8221-1597237200-1597240800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Supporting migrant staff in education
DESCRIPTION:From rising immigration costs to restrictive visa requirements\, migrant members in colleges and universities face a set of unique challenges\, many of which are being exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis. Join members of the migrant members’ standing committee and UCU’s equality team for a discussion of how we can meet the needs of migrant members and campaign for change on key issues. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/supporting-migrant-staff/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200709T085323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T120102Z
UID:8219-1597156200-1597161600@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Prison education: a vision for the future
DESCRIPTION:Prisons are one of the toughest environments to work in never mind a place within which to deliver good and meaningful education. The process of commissioning education for profit in prisons has created a fragmented workforce\, who face many challenges including their own terms and conditions. In addition\, the commissioning model has arguably diverted resources away from the development\, design and delivery of truly meaningful education. \nThis webinar as part of Fund the Future campaign will explore how we develop an overarching strategy to remedy the previous pattern of disjointed and confused decision-making that has shaped the prison education sector in the past. We will also aim to discuss how we transform the pay\, working conditions and professional standing of our prison education members into the future. \nThis will include how we learn from other trade union campaigns to ‘nationalise’ services; how we can bargain for a prison educators’ ‘national contract’; how we cope with the challenges ahead in relation to social distancing and blended learning and the availability or otherwise of in-cell technology; and how we can amplify our voices as professional educators around the development of a truly fit for purpose innovative prison education curriculum that sees the education provision being designed and delivered around educational needs as opposed to contractual restrictions. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/prison-education-a-vision-for-the-future/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200811T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200724T113026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T120027Z
UID:8365-1597150800-1597154400@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Covid-19 and employment law\, including redundancies
DESCRIPTION:Speakers include leading employment law academics Michael Ford QC and Alan Bogg. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/covid-19-and-employment-law/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200810T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200810T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200709T085227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T115920Z
UID:8217-1597064400-1597068000@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:A practical guide to equality bargaining
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online discussion about putting equality at the heart of UCU’s bargaining agenda. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/a-practical-guide-to-equality-bargaining/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200807T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200807T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200731T103734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T115850Z
UID:8523-1596805200-1596808800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Creating a fully inclusive education system for disabled people
DESCRIPTION:For disabled people to be able to participate fully in all areas of society\, requires a change to structures and strategies. Education is the key driver for these changes as we fight to protect our future.  Join us online as we discuss the barriers and challenges and identify what an inclusive society for disabled people can look like. \nWith speakers\, Elane Heffernan\, Themesa Neckles and Lucy Burke. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/fully-inclusive-education-system/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Open to all
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200729T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200729T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200709T085141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T115821Z
UID:8215-1596027600-1596031200@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Consulting members using online surveys
DESCRIPTION:Join Ed Bailey\, UCU’s deputy head of campaigns\, and Rachel Remedios\, UCU research officer\, for a session on how to use online surveys to consult members. They’ll go through some different scenarios where you might use an online survey\, discuss how to design an effective survey and analyse the responses\, plus talk about some of the practicalities of running an online survey. \nThere will also be time for Q&A session. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/consulting-members-using-online-surveys/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200728T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200728T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T124834
CREATED:20200710T121102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T115743Z
UID:8213-1595939400-1595944800@fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk
SUMMARY:Protecting staff on casualised contracts
DESCRIPTION:Our members on casualised contract are in the front line of the cuts being implemented and threatened as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. Please join us on 28 July to hear about how the Fund the Future campaign can be used to protect members on casualised contracts and to hear from a number of branches and campaigns who are leading the fight against these threats. \nWe’ll hear about building solidarity action\, engaging with local communities\, building political support and how to build local campaigns to protect members. \nThe meeting will hosted by UCU’s anti-casualisation committee\, UCU president\,Vicky Blake and UCU’s Jane Thompson. \nWatch back:
URL:https://fundthefuture.web.ucu.org.uk/event/protecting-casualised-staff/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Branches,UCU members
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