NUS Scotland condemns unfair treatment of apprentices
NUS Scotland and the National Society of Apprentices (NSoA) today welcome the confirmed end of the delay to new Modern Apprenticeships but express deep concern…
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“You’d be forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools joke”: The apprentice minimum wage has today increased by 20%, but apprentices say it’s still not enough.
As of today (1st April 2024), £6.40 per hour is the new minimum wage for apprentices in their first year of training – a huge…
British Council Venice Biennale Fellowship Programme
Today, King’s College London(@KingsCollegeLon) announces its partnership with the British Council’s Venice Biennale Fellowships Programme and the support of two Fellows, Oluwatoniloba Adebajo and Simran Junaid,…
NUS Scotland calls on Scottish Government to close loopholes in new housing bill which hurt students
As the Scottish Government today publishes its Housing Bill, NUS Scotland (@NUSScotland) is calling for them to close loopholes that disproportionately negatively affect students and…
Scottish Government’s commitment to free tuition is welcome, but we need greater ambition now
As the Scottish Government publishes its new paper, Building a New Scotland: Education and lifelong learning in an independent Scotland, NUS Scotland welcomes their ‘steadfast…
NUS Scotland set to release new report
Next week NUS Scotland is set to publish a new report, Imagine A Better System: ideas beyond borders, which looks beyond Scotland to identify international best…
NUS Scotland announces new president to take office from July
Current NUS Scotland President Ellie Gomersall congratulates Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan on her election Following a ballot of representatives from across Scotland’s student movement, NUS…
NUS Scotland calls on Scottish Government to protect student renters as industry body declares Scotland is in a housing emergency
As CHI Scotland (Chartered Institute of Housing) declares today that Scotland has moved past a housing crisis and is in the midst of a housing…
NUS Scotland warns the £100m of budget cuts to higher and further education will be disastrous for students
As the Scottish Parliament voted to pass the 2024-25 budget bill, NUS Scotland has again warned that cash-terms cuts to higher and further education of…
Students express their solidarity with junior doctors striking today
The National Union of Students has released a statement in support of junior doctors, who are striking over pay erosion and deteriorating working conditions. According…