Lecturers who have vowed to carry on with a series of strikes have said they face “unmanageable” workloads due to staff cuts which will cause…
Lecturers who have vowed to carry on with a series of strikes have said they face “unmanageable” workloads due to staff cuts which will cause students’ quality of
The college says it and other institutions are facing"substantial funding and financial challenges", particularly after the Scottish Government reversed a pledge to provide £26m in funding to further education. Another staff member told how they loved their job for the chance it gives them to have a positive impact on the lives of their students, but felt this would be under threat because of the cuts.
A third said: “I voted to strike because I'm worried that the cuts, and how they are being implemented via compulsory redundancy, which will result in a poorer standard FE education. Ms Bradely added: “Despite a very long-running dispute and the pain of taking industrial action, our members at City of Glasgow College remain resolute and united in their determination to fight the damaging job and course cuts being forced onto students and staff by the college management.”
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