Building Our Future Through Further Education with Maxine Young & Leigh Powell #S1E8

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Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government

UNISON; The Public Service Union

21 episodes

6 days ago

Welcome to Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government! This show is for members to learn about the work doing, hear from those at the forefront of making change and to inspire you to get involved and make a difference. We’ll be releasing a new episode fortnightly, covering topics such as privatisation, food regulation, workers rights and campaigning for care workers, to name a few. You’ll find inspirational content to campaign for better work and a round up of how your actions can help our guests. Follow the podcast, share it with your friends and family, and join UNISON.

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Building Our Future Through Further Education with Maxine Young & Leigh Powell #S1E8

Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government

30 minutes 47 seconds

2 years ago

Building Our Future Through Further Education with Maxine Young & Leigh Powell #S1E8

The next generations are our future, and staff in Further Education are the all-important people guiding them to brighter outcomes.

For that very reason, they’re deserving of far more than the paltry, below-inflation increases being offered over the past decade and beyond.

Joining us on the UNISON Local Government Podcast, Maxine Young and Leigh Powell share the joys and challenges of the F.E. sector, how they bring immense value to the economy, and how to encourage UNISON activism in education.

This episode of The UNISON Podcast covers:

Maxine’s love for the F.E. sector, particularly working with SEN students
Longstanding pay issues persisting from the coalition government onwards
The underappreciated value of the F.E. sector to the UK economy
Tapering apprenticeship numbers and the pitfalls of private sector provision for these courses