The Guardian: Education union attacks ‘creeping privatisation’
The “creeping privatisation” of colleges and universities risks damaging the UK’s reputation for educational excellence, the University and College Union (UCU) is claiming.
The curriculum, research, core subjects, staff and student relationships, choice of degree courses, entry standards and quality control are all under threat, according to Sally Hunt, the unions’s general secretary.
In a critical speech at a conference in London on Saturday, Hunt will say: “The creeping privatisation in further and higher education is one of the biggest threats we face today. In the ten years up to 2004, private sector investment in tertiary education grew by 85%, while public spending grew by just 6%.
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