See descriptions of the workshops in the Workshop Catalogue, and go to the UCU’s Learning & Development site to sign up for courses.

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Workshop Calendar by Month (Oct-Dec 2026)

October 2026

Date	Time	Workshop
Tuesday 6 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	What Is Sustainability and How Does It Relate to My Work?
Wednesday 7 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Thursday 8 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	An Introduction to Decolonising Education
Thursday 8 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	AI in Education
Friday 9 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture
Monday 12 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Weaving Sustainability into Teaching and Learning: Why and How
Tuesday 13 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity
Wednesday 14 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	An Introduction to Decolonising Education
Wednesday 14 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Neurodiversity at Work Part Two: Next Steps
Thursday 15 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Decolonising and Decarbonising: Two Key Approaches to Climate Justice in Education
Thursday 15 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Intersectionality: Making Equality Happen
Friday 16 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Collectively Challenging Disability Discrimination
Monday 19 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Collaborating for Climate Justice: Trade Unions and Students Together
Tuesday 20 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Everyday Ableism
Tuesday 20 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	AI in Education
Wednesday 21 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Decolonising Education: Approaches, Frameworks and Next Steps
Wednesday 21 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	Not All Disabilities Are Visible
Thursday 22 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Thursday 22 October	2.00pm-3.30pm	How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture
Friday 23 October	10.30am-12.00 noon	Democratising Education: UCU Green New Deal

November 2026

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Date	Time	Workshop
Wednesday 4 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity
Thursday 5 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Thursday 5 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Delivering Sustainability Initiatives: From Meetings to Campaigns
Friday 6 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture
Wednesday 11 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	An Introduction to Decolonising Education
Thursday 12 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	The Menopause Is a Workplace Issue
Wednesday 18 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	LGBTQ+ Language in Use
Wednesday 18 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Understanding Normativities: Addressing Barriers to LGBTQ+ Liberation
Thursday 19 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity
Thursday 19 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Decolonising Education: Approaches, Frameworks and Next Steps
Friday 20 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Neurodiversity at Work Part Two: Next Steps
Monday 23 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Connecting with the Local Community for Climate Justice
Tuesday 24 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging LGBTQ+ Exclusion
Tuesday 24 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Collectively Challenging Disability Discrimination
Wednesday 25 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Everyday Ableism
Wednesday 25 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	AI in Education
Thursday 26 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	AI in Education
Thursday 26 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	How Do Institutions Change for the Climate Crisis?
Friday 27 November	10.30am-12.00 noon	Supporting Migrant Workers: Understanding Challenges Facing Migrants in the UK
Monday 30 November	2.00pm-3.30pm	Realising LGBT+ Liberation in the Post-School Education Workplace

December 2026

See descriptions of the workshops in the Workshop Catalogue, and go to the UCU’s Learning & Development site to sign up for courses.

Date	Time	Workshop
Tuesday 1 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	An Introduction to Decolonising Education
Tuesday 1 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Intersectionality: Making Equality Happen
Wednesday 2 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Wednesday 2 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture
Thursday 3 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
Thursday 3 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity
Friday 4 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Allyship and Solidarity
Monday 7 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	AI in Education
Tuesday 8 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	The Menopause Is a Workplace Issue
Tuesday 8 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Building Collective Strength and Environmental Resistance
Wednesday 9 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Casualisation in Education
Wednesday 9 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Neurodiversity at Work Part Two: Next Steps
Thursday 10 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Pension Justice
Thursday 10 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Decolonising Education: Approaches, Frameworks and Next Steps
Monday 14 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Not All Disabilities Are Visible
Tuesday 15 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	An Introduction to Decolonising Education
Tuesday 15 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity
Wednesday 16 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	Challenging Excessive Workload in Education
Wednesday 16 December	2.00pm-3.30pm	How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture
Friday 18 December	10.30am-12.00 noon	AI in Education

See descriptions of the workshops in the Workshop Catalogue, and go to the UCU’s Learning & Development site to sign up for courses.

Full Programme Grouped by Theme

See descriptions of the workshops in the Workshop Catalogue, and go to the UCU’s Learning & Development site to sign up for courses.

AI and the Future of Education

AI in Education

• Thursday 8 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Tuesday 20 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Wednesday 25 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Thursday 26 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Monday 7 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Friday 18 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Workload, Wellbeing and Workplace Rights

Building Collective Strength and Environmental Resistance

• Tuesday 8 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Challenging Casualisation in Education

• Wednesday 9 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Challenging Excessive Workload in Education

• Wednesday 7 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Thursday 22 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Thursday 5 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 2 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 16 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Challenging Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence

• Thursday 3 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

How to Say No with Confidence: Challenging Workload Culture

• Friday 9 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Thursday 22 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Friday 6 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 2 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Wednesday 16 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Pension Justice

• Thursday 10 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

The Menopause Is a Workplace Issue

• Thursday 12 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Tuesday 8 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Disability, Neurodiversity and Inclusion

Collectively Challenging Disability Discrimination

• Friday 16 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Tuesday 24 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Everyday Ableism

• Tuesday 20 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 25 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Neurodiversity at Work Part One: Understanding Neurodiversity

• Tuesday 13 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Wednesday 4 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Thursday 19 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Thursday 3 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Tuesday 15 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Neurodiversity at Work Part Two: Next Steps

• Wednesday 14 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Friday 20 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 9 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Not All Disabilities Are Visible

• Wednesday 21 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Monday 14 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Equality, Solidarity and Social Justice

Allyship and Solidarity

• Friday 4 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Intersectionality: Making Equality Happen

• Thursday 15 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Tuesday 1 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Supporting Migrant Workers: Understanding Challenges Facing Migrants in the UK

• Friday 27 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Decolonising Education

An Introduction to Decolonising Education

• Thursday 8 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 14 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Wednesday 11 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Tuesday 1 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon
• Tuesday 15 December  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Decolonising Education: Approaches, Frameworks and Next Steps

• Wednesday 21 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Thursday 19 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm
• Thursday 10 December  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Liberation

Challenging LGBTQ+ Exclusion

• Tuesday 24 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

LGBTQ+ Language in Use

• Wednesday 18 November  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Realising LGBT+ Liberation in the Post-School Education Workplace

• Monday 30 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Understanding Normativities: Addressing Barriers to LGBTQ+ Liberation

• Wednesday 18 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Sustainability and Climate Justice

Collaborating for Climate Justice: Trade Unions and Students Together

• Monday 19 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Connecting with the Local Community for Climate Justice

• Monday 23 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Decolonising and Decarbonising: Two Key Approaches to Climate Justice in Education

• Thursday 15 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Delivering Sustainability Initiatives: From Meetings to Campaigns

• Thursday 5 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

Democratising Education: UCU Green New Deal

• Friday 23 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

How Do Institutions Change for the Climate Crisis?

• Thursday 26 November  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

What Is Sustainability and How Does It Relate to My Work?

• Tuesday 6 October  |  10.30am-12.00 noon

Weaving Sustainability into Teaching and Learning: Why and How

• Monday 12 October  |  2.00pm-3.30pm

See descriptions of the workshops in the Workshop Catalogue, and go to the UCU’s Learning & Development site to sign up for courses.