A full rundown of the Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Green party manifestos as they spell out policies on adult, further and higher education, plus trade union issues. The party manifestos – FE Adult and HE (.pdf) The party manifestos – FE Adult and HE (.doc)

The excellent Campaign for Science & Engineering (CaSE) wrote to the leaders of the three main political parties asking them to set out their policies for science and engineering in advance of the election. They’ve so far heard back from David Cameron and Nick Clegg. It’s well worth taking a look at the replies. For [...]

Just been having a quick peruse of post-16 education in the BBC’s rundown of key party policy from the three main parties. Conservatives: ‘create 10,000 extra university places in 2010 and 100,000 additional apprenticeships and training places a year; give bonuses for early repayment of student loans.’ Labour: ‘encourage universities to set Academies up as well [...]

At our recent Westminster event young people from across the UK met with MPs from the main parties to ask about their views on education, training and youth unemployment. You can watch our short videos of the event below. John Hayes MP, Conservative shadow education and skills minister Stephen Williams MP, Lib Dem shadow minister university [...]

A report released today by UCU recommends raising the level of corporation tax in the UK to the G7 countries’ average to raise enough money to abolish all university tuition fees.