by Rebecca Weinberg Strike action is still ongoing, as university staff throughout Scotland began their eight-day strike yesterday. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are hoping to negotiate with university leaders on four key issues, known as “four … Continue reading Student support for UCU strikes in Glasgow universities
By Jack Ewing Picture Source: Gordonstoun Twitter page Common sense, common ground and a common purpose are sorely missing from our dialogue in today’s often tribal political setting. An event going on over the next few days at a … Continue reading Learning to Listen: Finding Common Ground for Our Common Good
By Fethi Benaissa Phil Taylor, a networks and security engineer at Palo Alto Networks, has delivered a lecture on cyber-security this morning at UWS campus in Ayr. Mr Taylor was invited to speak to the data journalism students. Afterwards he … Continue reading Palo Alto Networks Raises Awareness About Cyber-security At UWS
Presented by Eszter Tarnai and Sarah Peddie with reports from Jack Ewing, Amy Park, Alex Doherty, Scott Bevan and Anais Mampuya. Sports reports and analysis from Darren Weir and Sandrine Wyrich. Directed by Sarah Heckes, technical consultant Gareth Malone. Continue reading UWS TV, “On Ayr” February 2019
By Jack Ewing In a letter to the First Minister, published in the Scottish Education Journal, a teacher from Fife criticised the Scottish government saying that he saw ‘little evidence’ of education being a top priority for the government. … Continue reading SNP member teacher blasts the Scottish Government’s record on education
By Nicola Croal First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon asked teachers in October last year to write letters to the Scottish government about their teaching experiences. The call by Sturgeon was made after an anonymous letter was read out in the Scottish … Continue reading Teachers’ shocking complaints to Sturgeon
By Cara Houston Scotland’s largest teaching union has given approval to open a strike ballot over pay rises. Teachers across Scotland have been negotiating a pay rise for over a year with no successful outcome. The Education Institute of Scotland … Continue reading Teachers due to strike over pay
