Overview
- UCU members at New College Swindon, City College Norwich, Paston College and Chesterfield College will walk out on Wednesday to Friday, 14–16 January.
- Pickets are scheduled at New College Swindon from 7:30am to 1pm at Queens Drive and North Star, at City College Norwich and Paston College from 7:30am to 11am, and at Chesterfield College from 7am to 10am across key entrances.
- Striking staff from across England plan to gather at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster at 12pm on Friday, 16 January.
- The unions’ New Deal for FE campaign calls for a 10% pay rise, pay parity with school teachers and national workload agreements, building on an October ballot with 91% backing strike action.
- Employers say talks continue and contingency plans are in place, with Chesterfield College citing a 6% award including a 2% bonus backdated to 1 August 2025 and the AoC’s non-binding 4% recommendation noted by colleges.