Stress in colleges

A REPORT by the UCU lecturers’ union has pointed to low pay, mounting work pressures and deep dissatisfaction is causes of stress in the sector.

The report, FE colleges, the frontline under pressure?, produced for UCU by the education organisation, the Learning and Skills Network, found almost three-quarters of staff (74%) said they felt stressed in their job, while 92% work beyond their contracted hours.

Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary said: “College lecturers are clearly deeply committed and proud to work in FE. But the sector can’t survive on their exploitation.”