Sixth form college funding has been cut by 26% since 2010, leaving teachers and students in a desperate situation, struggling with more and more resources being cut. To add insult to injury, teachers are only being offered a 1% pay rise after enduring a 15% pay cut in real terms since 2010. Now 25 colleges have managed to beat the anti-trade union laws ridiculously high ballot thresholds and are out on strike, with more set to follow.
Education
6th form colleges: on strike for survival
Running Time: 2min 19 sec Four thousand teachers at 77 sixth form colleges are on strike – not just for a pay rise in line with inflation, but for the survival of the entire sector. […]
Education
6th form strike ballot: vote yes to decent pay!
Running time: 10 min 11 sec Watch 2 min version on Twitter 6th form college staff have just voted in an indicative ballot for strike action in huge numbers. The 85% yes vote on a […]
Education
Hackney BSix Students: The importance of Sixth form colleges
Film length: 8:40 As the government prepares to shut down specialist sixth form colleges across England, students at the BSix college in Hackney – a working class college with 80% black and ethnic minority students, […]