there is an alternative say no to sixth form college cuts support the nut action
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There Is An Alternative
Say No to Sixth Form College CutsSupport the NUT Action
Sixth form colleges under attack
The sixth form college sector is recognised as successful but is under attack - colleges are implementing redundancies, increases in group size and reductions in courses offered
Teachers have seen pay comparability with schools lost
Students and colleges are suffering from the cuts to teaching and the abolition of the EMA
Action
The industrial action short of strike action which began in autumn 2012 is continuing
The regional strike action in October was a great success
In response to the successful action, Gove has offered the NUT and NASUWT talks
Without sufficient progress in the talks, a national strike will be held not later than 13/2/14
Teacher pay
The sixth form college employers froze pay in 2012-13.
The 2013-14 award was only 1%, not enough to restore comparability with schools – or to prevent a further real terms pay cut
The 2010-11 pay award of only 0.75% was well below the 2.3% in schools
NUT pay and funding campaign
The NUT seeks to defend 16-19 education from the impact of the cuts
We will continue to seek to work jointly with ATL, NASUWT and Unison on sixth form college issues and will continue to campaign against the Government’s public sector cuts
Government cuts
The Government is slashing funding for sixth form colleges
The cuts are ongoing, year after year Students and teachers have already been hit The damage will be irreparable
Why the cuts?
Cuts to 16-19 funding are part of the Government’s wider public sector cuts
IFS says the cuts are the deepest since at least 1945
The cuts, including to teacher pay, have contributed to the Government’s dreadful record on economic growth
Cuts don’t solve problems, they create them
The long-term picture
UK Government debt as percentage of GDP 1916 to 2011
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A history lesson
UK public debt is significantly lower than in many other major economies
National debt is not new - it has been much higher in the past
Between 1916 and 1970, UK debt was much higher than now - yet we could still fund the creation of the welfare state and the NHS
College cuts don’t heal
Sixth form colleges face real terms cuts of almost a fifth by 2015
Funded guided learning hours (enrichment/tutorial funding) being cut by 75%
16-19 education cuts are particularly severe New funding formula likely to create more
problems
We’re not all in this together
Inequality has grown since 1979 The Government prefers spending cuts to
taxing the banks Tax and NI changes will compound the
impact of pay cuts and pension increases It’s all about privatisation - but public
spending is needed to secure growth
Education for growth
A first class education system is essential for growth
We need to invest in colleges & teachers to enable young people to access HE - but the Government is cutting teacher pay and pensions as well as college funding
A Government that doesn’t value education doesn’t understand economics
What can we do?
Support the action Talk to teachers in your college about the
importance of the action Lobby your MP and local media We know there is an alternative – you can be
part of the fight back!