Highlights of CUSN's Second 2008 Quarterly Report

CUSN users feeling the pressure at work; ‘working conditions’ calls increase 11.5 per cent
The key issue for callers to the CUSN support line this quarter was Working Conditions with a massive 41 per cent of all calls.

We are a new national charity set up to support all adult, further and higher education staff and their families, regardless of age, length of service or union affiliations, to improve their wellbeing and effectiveness.
CUSN has been established by the Teacher Support Network in collaboration with the University and College Union, to meet the specific needs of those working in further and higher education.

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Survey: Admin duties hogging the clock

Class sizes are rising, but more time is being spent on admin
duties than on students or research. Welcome to the life as a 21st
century lecturer.

Polling conducted by the College and
University Support Network (CUSN) for UCU on the eve of the union’s
annual congress has revealed that administration dominates lecturers’
workloads. The issue is set to be debated at the Manchester conference
with delegates likely to call for more effective guidelines to curtail
excessive workloads, and to ensure time for research and scholarship.

The survey revealed:

Help us to spread the word!

For CUSN to help those working in further, higher and adult education, we need to make sure that as many people as possible become aware of our services. As an independent charity, we rely to a large extent on word-of-mouth to increase our profile.

Please help us by telling your friends about the organisation, particularly
those who you think could benefit from our services.

By visiting our publication page or phoning 08000 32 99 52, you can order posters and leaflets to spread the word about CUSN and our services.

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