Educational Trustees Meeting

However, the EA53 Course on Parliament was heavily oversubscribed. 15 delegates (from NAPO, GMB & PCS) spent two days in the Commons and the Lords, meeting with Shadow Cabinet Ministers, MPs and Lords. The course responses were extremely enthusiastic. 14.15 The Trust has offered a comprehensive range of GDPR training options on a cost basis and revenue will come back into the Trust. Please see the GFTU website for details of these courses. 14.16 In terms of approximate course breakdowns – 75% are male, 25% female; and 12% defining themselves as disabled.

The following courses have run, since February:

Northern College – Shop stewards Stage 1 – 14 attended, 1 no show, 1 cancellation (5-9 February)

Northern College – Health & Safety Stage 1 – 17 attended (19-23 March)

TSSA – Reps Intro – 12 attended - 1 no show, 2 cancellations – (6-8 March)

EA53 – Getting the Most out of Parliament – 15 attended (21-22 March)

TSSA – Health & Safety Next steps – 6 attended – (20-22 March)

TSSA – IR Next Steps – 7 attended – (20-22 March)

TSSA – Preparing for Retirement – 14 attended – (24 March)

EA78 – Principles & Practice of TU Education – 15 attended (12-13 April)

EA11 – Experienced Reps Development – 8 attended, 1 cancelled (16-17 April)

Northern College – ULR 2 – 11 attended, 1 cancelled 2 no shows (16-20 April)

Northern College – Negotiating Skills – 13 attended, 4 cancelled (23-27 April)

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Workable Books.

15.1

This is our partnership venture with New Internationalist.

15.2

A sales meeting has been held about the first two publications.

15.3 The Mary Quiale Club is holding a special event with performances on May 19 th to celebrate our publication Workers’ Play Time. This is a great example of keeping our history and culture alive. 15.4 A super by publication of songs and images has been produced along with Dave Rogers of Banner Theatre and some subsidy will be necessary, probably around £3,000 to ensure this is printed to full standard. Heroes in the Evening Mist, the posthumous last novel of William Ash is ready for publication. I am working as the history advisor with two award winning graphic novelists, Sean Wilson (based in Japan) writer, and Robert Brooks, (based in Poland). This publication will be ready in September and again given the lack of interest in this project by the Arts Council of England and so on will require a small subsidy again around £3,000.

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Art at Quorn.