UCU: Levelling up, post-16 education and the Green New Deal

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes:
1. Government statements about ‘levelling up’ in economic and social provision.
2. The extent of deprivation and disadvantage in much of the UK, including the Yorkshire and Humberside Region;
3. The negative effects that poverty, bad housing, digital poverty and poor transport provision have on student learning;
4. The importance of social justice and inclusion in building the Green New Deal;
5. The contribution that post-16 education makes to economic, social and environmental regeneration.
Congress resolves to:
a. Continue and strengthen campaign work with local authorities, including elected mayors, trade unions, student and educational organisations for significantly better funding of post-16 education.
b. Support curriculum developments which contribute to the Green New Deal and economic, social and environmental regeneration.
c. Work with environmental groups to promote education and research which build the Green New Deal.
d. Campaign with the TUC and other trade unions for Government ‘levelling up’ policies to deliver improved living standards and be environmentally-friendly.