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UNISON Members Produce Newsletter for Sefton College Members
We attached a recent excellent newsletter produced by members at Sefton College and would like to encourage our activists in the sector to produce similar materials. We have a range of templates that can be used and these are available from http://www.unison.org.uk/communicating/index.asp
The newsletter can be downloaded from this link 
Sefton Colleges Newsletter
Further Education & Sixth Form Colleges Seminar 2012
(09/01/2012) Further Education & Sixth Fom Colleges Seminar will be held on 27 - 28 April 2012.Notice of Shared Services Seminar in FE and HE
A one day seminar on shared services in Further and Higher Education is being held on 10 February 2012 at SOAS (The School of Oriental and African Studies) Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. The venue is close to Kings Cross, Euston and Russell Square.AoC pay recommendation for 2011//12 confirmed - England
The Association of College (AoC) has now sent out the final FE pay recommendation to all colleges as 'confirmed'.Further Education Pay Consultation Result – England
UNISON members have voted to accept the Association of Colleges (AoC) final pay recommendation offer for 2011/12.Shared Services – UNISON advice for college and school reps
UNISON has produced new bargaining advice on shared services for college and school reps.Pensions Ballot in Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges - Vote YES to Protect Your Pension
Dave Prentis announced at the recent TUC Congress that UNISON will be balloting for strike action to protect public sector pensions. The ballot has been approved by the Local Government Service Group Executive to include LGPS members working in further education and sixth form colleges.Further Education Pay Offer England – Members Consultation
Following campaigning by UNISON and the other FE unions the Association of Colleges (AoC) has made an improved and final pay offer.FE college accounts data 2009-10 - England
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA), body responsible for college funding, has produced a detailed analysis of college financial records for the year ending 2009/10Institute for Learning (IFL) membership England – Concessions Secured
After protracted and sometimes quite challenging meetings, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS), the Association of Colleges (AoC), IfL, UNISON, UCU and ATL have negotiated a way forward. This way forward covers both the issue of reduced membership fees and revised criteria for determining which employees are required to join IfL.Say no to education cuts. Watch the video.
