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A UNION has condemned the push by a college for the majority of staff to attend in-person whilst the country is in lockdown, even when teaching remote lessons. The University and College Union (UCU) said its members at East Durham College, which has campuses at Peterlee and Houghall, have been told they must work on-site to deliver remote learning and any other work, unless they are extremely clinically vulnerable. UCU regional official Iain Owens said: “Given the recent lockdown it is critical that everyone work from home where possible to try to lower transmission of Covid-19. By telling staff to come on to campus, East Durham College seems to be ignoring Government guidelines and is in danger of putting other issues above the immediate public health crisis. People need to stay at home to save lives and the college should act like other colleges and facilitate that happening.”
TEACHERS at a college in north-east England have been ordered to turn up for work in person, even though all lessons are now online.
The University and College Union (UCU) said that East Durham College has ordered staff to work on campus despite the lockdown, adding that it is the only college in the region with such a policy.
UCU regional official Iain Owens said: “Given the recent lockdown, it is critical that everyone work from home where possible to try to lower transmission of Covid.
“People need to stay at home to save lives and the college should act like other colleges and facilitate that happening.