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Respect FE campaign delivers on pay

The latest deals on college pay (England) include an improved offer at Bolton College after members took three days of strike action earlier this month, a 10% uplift at Tameside College, an uplift of up to 9.5% at South Staffordshire College and an 8.5% uplift at Hopwood Hall College. 柠檬导航 has called on the remaining small number of increasingly isolated bosses to get back to the negotiating table, make meaningful offers, and settle the dispute.

柠檬导航 general secretary Jo Grady said: 'After a sustained campaign for better pay and conditions in further education we are proud to announce these latest pay awards, which will go a long way to helping college staff meet the cost-of-living crisis.'

• Meanwhile three new days of strike action have been announced at five colleges in the North East that form part of the Education Training Collective (ETC), and you can read more here.
• 柠檬导航 has contributed to the Skills 2030 initiative aimed at developing a set of recommendations for the next government to develop FE and the skills necessary grow the UK economy.

Prison education: unlocking futures

•  aimed at supporting educators to develop the prison curriculum.
• Education in Welsh prisons was debated in Parliament this week and you can watch Liz Saville Roberts MP, chair of the joint unions parliamentary group (JUPG), which 柠檬导航 is a part of, talking about 

Find out more about our prison education members and the crucial work they do working with offenders here.

Exposed: build the campaign

 with secret dossiers compiled of their support for equality, diversity and inclusion. We have concerns that more of our members have been targeted in this way and that's why we have launched this new Exposed campaign on free speech, academic freedom and state surveillance.

You can help build our campaign by:

• following our   and  accounts and sharing content using #ExposedCampaign
•  and asking your friends, family and students to 

柠檬导航 Rising consultation: have your say

Please attend your local branch meeting on 柠檬导航 Rising next steps and make sure your voice is heard prior to the meeting of branch delegates taking place on Wednesday 13 December.

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Education and Training Foundation staff governors' conference, 7 December

 in conjunction with 柠檬导航, the Association of Colleges (AoC), Holex, Unison and Unite. Paul Bridge, head of further education, will be speaking at this event which sets out everything a further education staff governor needs to know. 9.30am - 12 noon, Thursday 7 December.

COP28 special: climate adaptation - operations and estate

Today COP28 has started in Dubai, UAE. This is an important time for international negotiations on climate adaptation and solutions. Find out more about what can happen at branch level in our colleges and universities. This week we are focusing on how our operations and estate need to adapt in response to the climate and ecological crisis.