UCU: FE participation in UCU conferences

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes:
1. UCU Congress/sector conference and Cradle to the Grave conference are held during work or holiday
2. the Cradle to Grave conference has no speakers from FE.

Conference believes:
a. it is much harder for FE members to get time off work to attend UCU conferences/events than colleagues working in HE
b. whilst not all colleges have half terms at the same time a significant amount do
c. holding UCU conferences/events at these times prohibits FE members fully participating in UCU democratic decision-making bodies
d. failure to invite keynote speakers from the FE sector to conferences like Cradle to the Grave misses an opportunities to use the vast intellectual and creative ability of the sector.

Conference calls on the NEC to, when producing the UCU calendar for conferences/events (outside of annual congress), ensure that they are not held on a working day or within holiday periods.