UCU: Conflict, history education, academic freedom and free speech

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes
1. Where there are deadly conflicts, these come alongside information wars. These serve to sow discord between communities and so further the deadly conflicts.
2. In education false neutrality agendas serve only to encourage educators to self-police.
3. Where controversial topics are not covered students will only seek out information from unknown sources.
4. This conference also notes the threats and removal of history, politics and humanity courses across post-16 education.
Resolves
a. Renew UCU’s commitment to solidarity with the Palestinian, Ukrainian and all other people facing deadly attacks.
b. Support education workers to use academic freedom to teach the history of such conflicts and provide safe educational spaces in all institutions to do this and take part in workplace protests.
c. Call to defend and reinstate humanity courses in FE, ACE, HE and Prison Education in every community