UCU: Winning for members in prison education

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes that:
1. prison educators pay has not kept pace with mainstream FE
2. those working for a private provider cannot currently access TPS
3. violence and drugs are rife in prisons, and the working environment is often unfit for purpose
4. the Prison Education Framework means more prison educators are working for a private provider
5. our members can be excluded from a prison and lose their job at the whim of a governor.

Conference therefore calls on FEC to:
a. support branches to secure a rep and health and safety rep in every prison
b. support branches to reach agreement on proper pay and reward structures
c. campaign with other prison unions to ensure our members feel safe at work
d. seek lifelong access for prison educators to TPS
e. campaign to ensure that prison educators have parity of access to natural justice when faced with exclusion.