Youth Fight for Jobs and Education, national organiser, Paul Callanan, said: “We very much welcome these moves from the NUS for a national demonstration in the autumn term and a national walkout of college students. The last time the NUS held a national demo was in November 2010, when over 50,000 students marched in London [...]
The one thing not lacking on our university campuses, in our schools and at our colleges is anger. We’ve already seen the Con-Dems triple fees and cut EMA. Now students face courses cut to the bone, teachers and lecturers worked to breaking point and huge parts of our education being sold off to the highest [...]
Wednesday, March 14th saw hundreds of students protesting against cuts, tuition fees and privatisation across the country. This day was part of an NUS called ‘walkout’. But in reality the vast majority of actions were organised and built by Socialist Students members and anti-cuts activists. Despite little to no support for action from most students [...]
Socialist Students national organiser It’s election time for Britain’s student unions and once again thousands will be asked to vote ‘Joe Bama for president (yes we can!)’ or ‘Ben Johnson for education – BJ for satisfaction’. But amidst all the ridiculous sloganeering and silly outfits a serious battle is taking place. It’s a battle over [...]
Socialist Students NEC candidate, Edmund Schluessel
Youth Fight for Jobs and Education, national organiser, Paul Callanan, said: “We very much welcome these moves from the NUS for a national demonstration in the autumn term and a national walkout of college students. The last time the NUS held a national demo was in November 2010, when over 50,000 students marched in London against sky-high fees and the scrapping of EMA. That unleashed a movement of strikes, protests and walkouts that spread like wildfire across the country. That’s what we need to do again if the wholesale destruction of education is to be stopped” » Read more..
Grants for Wales’s poorest and disabled students are being cut by 15% in real terms, Youth Fight for Jobs has revealed.
The Assembly Learning Grant, a means-tested grant which the Welsh Assembly introduced for university students in 2010, is being reduced from £5,600 to £5,000 for students starting in September of this year, as well as for students continuing their studies. » Read more..