Motion
- Motion title
- Fair Pay for Institutes of Adult Learning
- Session
- 2024-2025
- Meeting link
- FE Conference
- Meeting date
- 25 May 2025
- Status
- Carried
- Motion
- FE19
- Motion text
Institutes for Adult Learning (IALs) hold a unique position within Further
Education (FE) and Adult & Community Education (ACE). Despite falling within
the FE sector, IALs were excluded from additional FE funding in 2023 and 2025,
the 6.5% FE pay award, and the £300m funding in the 2024 Autumn Statement.
While other ACE employers are represented by HOLEX, IALs’ body is the
Association of Colleges (AoC). Funding and pay within IALs (and the ACE sector)
should align with FE. UCU must ensure pay negotiators are aware of IALs’ issues
and campaign for sector-wide improvements.
Congress resolves:
1. To recognise ACE funding cuts alongside the long-term decline in Adult
Education funding.
2. To ensure pay negotiators address IALs’ funding issues and that UCU
campaigns for fair pay.
3. To raise the profile of IALs by organising an IAL Forum to foster solidarity.
- Proposing body
- City Literary Institute
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Further education committee (FEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2025/F/05-25/096/FE19