Suzi Toole
@suzitoole.bsky.social
UCU rep, FE teacher, mad scientist
Proud Chair of the FEC, Women's committee & NW Regional committee
Vice Chair of the Equality committee
UCU VP (FE) 2026 Candidate
Proud Chair of the FEC, Women's committee & NW Regional committee
Vice Chair of the Equality committee
UCU VP (FE) 2026 Candidate
February is LGBTQ+ history month 🌈 It's is a time to reflect on how far we have come and how much there is still to do.
I am honoured to have been endorsed by all five UCU equality committees and I’m committed to continuing the work of UCU to champion the voices and needs of marginalised members.
I am honoured to have been endorsed by all five UCU equality committees and I’m committed to continuing the work of UCU to champion the voices and needs of marginalised members.
February 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
February is LGBTQ+ history month 🌈 It's is a time to reflect on how far we have come and how much there is still to do.
I am honoured to have been endorsed by all five UCU equality committees and I’m committed to continuing the work of UCU to champion the voices and needs of marginalised members.
I am honoured to have been endorsed by all five UCU equality committees and I’m committed to continuing the work of UCU to champion the voices and needs of marginalised members.
Andrew Oldham from Hopwood Hall College is running for the North West NEC seat. He has the backing of his branch and my support as well. They've had some incredible wins at Hopwood and it's all down to enthusiastic reps like Andrew who are in touch with the needs of their branch.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Andrew Oldham from Hopwood Hall College is running for the North West NEC seat. He has the backing of his branch and my support as well. They've had some incredible wins at Hopwood and it's all down to enthusiastic reps like Andrew who are in touch with the needs of their branch.
Great turnout Sheffield! Disgraceful behaviour from Sheffield University execs.
Staff ,supporters and students gathered outside Firth Court today in solidarity with colleagues locked out and facing withheld pay after lawful strike action at
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
@sheffielducu
Punishment is not negotiation. ✊
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Great turnout Sheffield! Disgraceful behaviour from Sheffield University execs.
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Management @northumbriauni.bsky.social apparently have no plans for what they'll do with the money they steal from staff pay and pensions. Why steal it then? @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @helendalby.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Management @northumbriauni.bsky.social apparently have no plans for what they'll do with the money they steal from staff pay and pensions. Why steal it then? @josephinecumbo.bsky.social @danhollandnews.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @helendalby.bsky.social
Please sign and share. This is disgraceful behaviour from Sheffield Uni : www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
No lockout for University of Sheffield staff
UCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Please sign and share. This is disgraceful behaviour from Sheffield Uni : www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
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At a time of rising hate and violence, we must continue to remember the millions of Jews and other people killed by the Nazis and commit to resisting fascism, antisemitism and hatred wherever they rear their ugly heads. UCU’s annual #hmd event is today at 1 Get along if you can: www.ucu.org.uk/hmd
Holocaust Memorial Day
UCU commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), observed annually on 27 January, marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
www.ucu.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 AM
At a time of rising hate and violence, we must continue to remember the millions of Jews and other people killed by the Nazis and commit to resisting fascism, antisemitism and hatred wherever they rear their ugly heads. UCU’s annual #hmd event is today at 1 Get along if you can: www.ucu.org.uk/hmd
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From this Friday, #ucu members will receive ballot papers for this year’s elections. I am running for election as Vice-President (Higher Education), to become President in 2029–30. Read why below and at ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
I also support @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (Further Education).
I also support @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (Further Education).
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
From this Friday, #ucu members will receive ballot papers for this year’s elections. I am running for election as Vice-President (Higher Education), to become President in 2029–30. Read why below and at ucucommons.org/mark4vp/
I also support @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (Further Education).
I also support @suzitoole.bsky.social for VP (Further Education).
From Friday 30th of Jan, you will receive ballot papers for this year’s UCU elections. I am standing for election as Vice-President (Further Education) of #UCU and am asking for your vote.
Find out more about me and the candidates I support at suzitooleforvp.com
I hope I can count on your support
Find out more about me and the candidates I support at suzitooleforvp.com
I hope I can count on your support
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
From Friday 30th of Jan, you will receive ballot papers for this year’s UCU elections. I am standing for election as Vice-President (Further Education) of #UCU and am asking for your vote.
Find out more about me and the candidates I support at suzitooleforvp.com
I hope I can count on your support
Find out more about me and the candidates I support at suzitooleforvp.com
I hope I can count on your support
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Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
Absolutely despicable behaviour from an employer! Shame on you Sheffield!
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Absolutely despicable behaviour from an employer! Shame on you Sheffield!
2 days deep into an OFSTED inspection under the new framework. My class had a visit this morning - several targeted questions about inclusion. They picked a good class, every single learner in the room had inclusion criteria (many of them had several). 1.5 more days to go 🙌😅
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
2 days deep into an OFSTED inspection under the new framework. My class had a visit this morning - several targeted questions about inclusion. They picked a good class, every single learner in the room had inclusion criteria (many of them had several). 1.5 more days to go 🙌😅
Several problems with this. Firstly, as a society we are persecuting trans people for seeking gender affirming care but making huge adverts to sell it to cis people. Secondly, why is this worded as though it's aimed at the wife/gf? Like it's her duty to get him checked out? 🤮🤮🤮 So very gross.
January 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Several problems with this. Firstly, as a society we are persecuting trans people for seeking gender affirming care but making huge adverts to sell it to cis people. Secondly, why is this worded as though it's aimed at the wife/gf? Like it's her duty to get him checked out? 🤮🤮🤮 So very gross.
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We are delighted to report that this motion passed unanimously at both the Women Members' Standing Committee and LGBTQ+ Standing Committee meetings this morning. Three more standing committee meetings take place next week where the motion has been tabled. So pleased to have such wide support #UCU
We've written a motion to open up the nomination process to UCU's advisory equality standing committees, which is long overdue. This would bring it in line with that for our decision-making NEC. More details of the process and our reasons at the link. #UCU #UKHE
ucucommons.org/rule-change-...
ucucommons.org/rule-change-...
Rule Change to Equality Standing Committee Nomination Process
With the help and advice of UCU staff, UCU Commons members have proposed a rule change for the equality standing committee nomination process. The goal of this is to make the process of nominating to ...
ucucommons.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
We are delighted to report that this motion passed unanimously at both the Women Members' Standing Committee and LGBTQ+ Standing Committee meetings this morning. Three more standing committee meetings take place next week where the motion has been tabled. So pleased to have such wide support #UCU
Day 3 of FE strikes at various colleges across the country. Strike rally being held today 12-2 at the Emmanuel center London ✊
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Day 3 of FE strikes at various colleges across the country. Strike rally being held today 12-2 at the Emmanuel center London ✊
Solidarity to everyone on the picket lines this morning! ✊
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Solidarity to everyone on the picket lines this morning! ✊
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UCU members are on strike today in 25 colleges across the UK.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
UCU members are on strike today in 25 colleges across the UK.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
Their starting salaries are just above minimum wage and well below their equivalents in schools and 6th form colleges.
This has to change. Let our members know you back them.
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I've been promising to do this for years – better late than never! We hope this'll pass at most/all of the meetings of 5 standing committees this month, the Equality Committee in Feb, and March's NEC. It's a no-brainer for all sorts of reasons outlined in the blog post #UCU #UKHE
We've written a motion to open up the nomination process to UCU's advisory equality standing committees, which is long overdue. This would bring it in line with that for our decision-making NEC. More details of the process and our reasons at the link. #UCU #UKHE
ucucommons.org/rule-change-...
ucucommons.org/rule-change-...
Rule Change to Equality Standing Committee Nomination Process
With the help and advice of UCU staff, UCU Commons members have proposed a rule change for the equality standing committee nomination process. The goal of this is to make the process of nominating to ...
ucucommons.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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UCU - Staff at 25 English college employers to strike for better pay and working conditions www.ucu.org.uk/article/1430...
Staff at 25 English college employers to strike for better pay and working conditions
Staff at 25 colleges across England will begin three days of strike action next week after college bosses refused to make fair offers over pay and working conditions, the University and College Union ...
www.ucu.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
UCU - Staff at 25 English college employers to strike for better pay and working conditions www.ucu.org.uk/article/1430...
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Solidarity with all @ucu.org.uk FE strikers this week 📢
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Solidarity with all @ucu.org.uk FE strikers this week 📢
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
🗓️14-16 January 2026
📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets
1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social
#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
Horrific news from Bondi and Brown University today 😞 My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the whole community. Incredible bravery of the fella at Bondi to run up and tackle an armed man to protect others.
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Horrific news from Bondi and Brown University today 😞 My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the whole community. Incredible bravery of the fella at Bondi to run up and tackle an armed man to protect others.
Bang on 👊
Initial thoughts on a HE car-crash: first proper post on my Substack. Part 1 of a million, probably, where I get very annoyed about bad decisions taken by UCU.
Initial thoughts on a HE car-crash
Part 1 of a million, probably
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bang on 👊
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✊ It was an honour to join friends at Southampton Solent #UCU Branch (not on BSky) this pm to lobby their university's Board of Governors. The Governors were meeting to decide if to 'fire and rehire' staff using a subsidiary company, to deny staff a decent pension.
#SouthamptonSolent @ucu.org.uk
#SouthamptonSolent @ucu.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
✊ It was an honour to join friends at Southampton Solent #UCU Branch (not on BSky) this pm to lobby their university's Board of Governors. The Governors were meeting to decide if to 'fire and rehire' staff using a subsidiary company, to deny staff a decent pension.
#SouthamptonSolent @ucu.org.uk
#SouthamptonSolent @ucu.org.uk
Solidarity Capital City College group out on strike today and tomorrow. Guest appearance from Jezza Corbin at Finsbury park 🙌
December 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Solidarity Capital City College group out on strike today and tomorrow. Guest appearance from Jezza Corbin at Finsbury park 🙌
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Solidarity with our colleagues at Coventry! Their fight is our fight as we all push back against the collective and individual attacks on higher education. Please sign and share!
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/vote-of-no-c...
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/vote-of-no-c...
Vote of no confidence in the vice-chancellor at Coventry University
Why sign this petition? An unhealthy workplace The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has demanded answers from CU about workload and stress management. A recent UCU workload survey revealed that 74%…
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Solidarity with our colleagues at Coventry! Their fight is our fight as we all push back against the collective and individual attacks on higher education. Please sign and share!
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/vote-of-no-c...
#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/vote-of-no-c...
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Last week, staff at the University of Derby were out on strike over more than 250 planned redundancies.
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
UCU members strike at Derby University over 'punitive' job cuts
UCU members at Derby University worry about losing their jobs before Christmas, as one person says "we are here to defend our colleagues"
www.thecanary.co
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Last week, staff at the University of Derby were out on strike over more than 250 planned redundancies.
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Yesterday’s Canary piece digs into what happened on the picket lines, from student support to staff anger at the chaotic, unclear process from management.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...