Allyship and Solidarity
Friday 24 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Wednesday 29 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Know what we mean by “allyship”
- Understand why allyship and solidarity is essential now
- Understand the difference between meaningful allyship and performative allyship
- Explore how we can build structures that allow us to support each other.
Challenging Casualisation in Education
Tuesday 24 January 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Thursday 02 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Tuesday 14 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- understand why casualisation is so damaging to education and staff
- understand what staff on casual contracts locally see as a priority for change
- understand how more securely employed staff can support casually employed staff in their workplaces
- be aware of the UCU campaign against casualisation and how they can contribute.
Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Monday 23 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Monday 30 January 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Thursday 02 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Monday 06 February 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Thursday 02 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Thursday 16 March 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 28 March 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- identify why excessive workload is so damaging to education and staff
- Identify collective responses to tackling excessive workloads
- Develop an understanding of workload as a health and safety issue
- Make members aware of the UCU campaign on workload and how they can contribute
Challenging Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
Tuesday 07 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 28 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Identify what we mean by individual harassment and sexual harassment
- Understand how workplace policies protect staff
- Understand UCU’s approach to challenging sexual harassment and sexual violence
- Explore how we can all challenge sexual harassment more broadly in the workplace.
Collectively Challenging Disability Discrimination
Tuesday 24 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Wednesday 08 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Tuesday 21 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Know more about what is meant by disability
- Understand the social model of disability promoted by the UCU
- Explore how we can all challenge disability discrimination in the workplace.
Community Accountability for Racial Justice
Tuesday 31 January 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 07 February 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Friday 03 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Tuesday 21 March 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Understand UCU’s Community Accountability for Racial Justice programme
- Explore how to build alliances for racial justice within and beyond your institution
- Consider how to bring community influence to bear on institutions
- Discuss how to create enduring, inclusive and pleasurable structures that will work toward winning racial justice.
Decarbonise and Decolonise
Thursday 26 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Monday 30 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Monday 20 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Friday 03 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Monday 20 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- provide an introductory understanding of climate justice and its connection with decolonising and decarbonising
- support participants to identify opportunities to apply decolonising and decarbonising for climate justice to the education sector
- encourage participants to develop their own practice to consider climate justice and intersectionality
- explore the role of UCU branches and members in mobilising action for decolonising and decarbonising.
Democratising Education- UCU Green New Deal
Friday 03 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Thursday 16 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Thursday 09 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Wednesday 29 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Understand the meaning of democratising education
- Realise the interconnection between democratising education and the climate crisis
- Be able to communicate with branch members and the student movement on democratising education to progress the UCU Green New Deal
- Gain an awareness of what others are doing to democratise.
Embedding Climate Education in the Curriculum
Wednesday 25 January 10:30am- 12 noon click here to book
Friday 10 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Understand why sustainability issues are so important to students and UCU members
- Explore how sustainability issues have been incorporated into a range of learning programmes
- Reflect on how to amend your own practice
- Consider how you could use your experience to support other UCU members around sustainability issues.
Everyday Ableism
Tuesday 31 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 14 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Tuesday 28 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Know more about what is meant by ableism and what it looks like
- Understand the social model of disability promoted by UCU
- Explore what UCU branches can do to challenge ableist cultures.
Introduction to Sustainability
Friday 24 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Wednesday 15 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Understand student demand for sustainability and climate education
- Explore the meaning of sustainability
- Make the connection between sustainability and climate education
- Understand the relevant frameworks defining sustainability, and how to apply them.
LGBT+ Language in Use
Wednesday 08 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Wednesday 15 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Wednesday 22 February 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Thursday 23 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Have a greater understanding of LGBT+ language in use
- Be more confident in the use of appropriate language
- Explore how your professional practice could be improved by using supportive and inclusive language
- Consider how to develop, support and promote UCU campaigns in support of LGBT+ equality.
The Menopause is a Workplace Issue
Thursday 26 January 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Thursday 02 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 07 March 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Wednesday 15 March 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Thursday 30 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Understand why the menopause is a workplace and a trade union issue
- Understand some of the challenges facing those with menopausal symptoms in the workplace
- Explore strategies to support members through the menopause in the workplace
Neurodiversity at Work
Wednesday 01 February 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book *Teach Out session*
Friday 03 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Monday 06 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 07 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Thursday 16 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Thursday 23 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- know more about Neurodiversity and what it means to be Neurodivergent
- understand the workplace barriers that prevent full participation at work
- clarify the role of the employer in supporting neurodivergent workers
- explore action that members and branches can take to support neurodivergent workers
Running Climate Learning Events
Thursday 09 February 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Tuesday 07 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- understand how to involve and engage allies including colleagues and students, in helping to run the climate-themed learning events
- know what UCU resources are available, and how to add to them
- explore specific resources and consider how they could be adapted to support local initiatives.
Tackling the Hostile Environment: Understanding the Challenges Facing Migrants in the UK
Monday 23 January 4:00pm-5:30pm click here to book
Friday 27 January 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Weds 01 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book *Teach out session*
Thursday 09 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Thursday 16 March 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- Know more about the challenges faced by migrant staff and students in post 16 education and beyond
- Understand how to show practical solidarity with migrant staff
- Explore how we can ensure that workplaces and the union are inclusive spaces for migrant staff.
Working Safely
Friday 27 January 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Thursday 09 February 10:30am-12 noon click here to book
Wednesday 08 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
Thursday 30 March 2:00pm-3:30pm click here to book
The full aims of the interactive workshop are to:
- understand why it’s important to unapologetically protect your health and wellbeing at this time
- identify some of the challenges you face in working safely whether from home, back in the workplace or a blend of the two
- Be clear about what support you can expect from your employer
- Identify support available from UCU
How UCU CPD interactive workshops work
The taught session will last for about 75 minutes, after which time we take 15-20 minutes to discuss the issues raised. The total time commitment will be around an hour and a half.
You will need to find a quiet space, away from distractions (like telephone and email!), and you may prefer to use headphones for the session. I would also recommend that you check that you can use Zoom before the session if you are unfamiliar with it.
Following registration you will be sent a meeting number and password for the webinar using Zoom about 5 days before the start of the workshop. You will be able to join the session from about 10 minutes before the stated start time. I would also recommend that you do join five to 10 minutes early as you will need to be admitted to the session, and of course there can be technical problems.
Live transcription will be available. We plan to use the zoom “chat” function during the session. If that will in any way inhibit your full participation please contact us beforehand so that alternative arrangements can be made.
We are passionately committed to ensuring that everyone can fully participate in UCU CPD sessions so if you need us to make any additional facilities available to you please get in touch as soon as you can. We will do everything possible to help.
If you have any questions or would like us to host a cpd session in your own workplace please email me at: gpickard@ucu.org.uk