Scottish Union Learning

02/06/2026

🎬 Intimacy Coordination for Costume Teams 🤝
📅 Tuesday 9 June | 0900 - 1200 | 📍 Online

We're hosting a session exploring the role of the intimacy coordinator and how they work with the costume department to create the best environment when preparing for and filming intimate scenes.

Led by Intimacy Coordinator, Vanessa Coffey (Wolfe, Fate the Winx Saga, I Hate Suzie), the course covers:

🔸What is included in the concept of “intimacy” on screen
🔸The history of the role and why it is so needed
🔸What is an intimacy coordinator and how do they work?
🔸The responsibilities of the costume department
🔸What happens before during and after filming intimate scenes
🔸Closed set protocols

More info & apply: https://bectuvision.org/events/intimacy-coordination-for-costume-teams/

⏰ Application deadline: 0900, Monday 8 June 2026

This course is free of charge and is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI Skills Cluster Fund.

BECTU Vision is supported by Screen Scotland, BBC and Scottish Union Learning, in partnership with Bectu.

01/05/2026

𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐂 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲: Director of Scottish Union Learning

𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 15th May 2026 at midday

The STUC – Scotland’s Trade Union Centre – is seeking to recruit a Director of Scottish Union Learning to join Scottish Union Learning.

The Director of Scottish Union Learning will develop and lead Scottish Union Learning as a key part of the STUC’s overall learning offer. The Director will report to the General Secretary of the STUC and be part of the Senior Management Team at the STUC. The Director will lead Scottish Union Learning and have operational responsibility for the staff and financial management of Scottish Union Learning. They will also play a key role in developing the strategic direction of union-led learning.

Candidates 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 have a commitment to trade union values.

We offer an excellent package of terms and conditions, including a defined benefit staff pension scheme, 29 days annual leave plus 15 public holidays, and a range of family friendly policies such as support with childcare costs.

The role will be based in our modern, purpose-built office in the East End of Glasgow.

We have a flexi time system and a home working policy, with full-time employees able to work up to two days per week from home.

A recruitment pack can be obtained by request by emailing: [email protected]

or can be downloaded from the STUC website: www.stuc.org.uk/about-vacancies-stuc

or the Scottish Union Learning website: www.scottishunionlearning.com

You can also get in touch to arrange an informal discussion about the job before submitting your application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is midday on Friday 15th May.

Interviews are likely to take place on the 26th May in person in Glasgow.

We value diversity in our workforce, and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups. The STUC is a ‘two-ticks’ employer and all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

www.scottishunionlearning.com/news/news/stuc-vacancy-director-of-scottish-union-learning-team-closing-date-15-may-2026

15/04/2026

16/12/2025

The 16th annual Scottish Union Learning Conference took place on Thursday, 13 November 2025.

Union Learning Reps and Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers from across Scotland gathered at City of Glasgow College in November to join Scottish Union Learning’s annual Conference, developed in partnership with TUC Education. The theme of the event was ‘Building Union Learning: Developing Fair Work in the workplace’.

Read more here:

https://www.scottishunionlearning.com/news/news/building-union-learning-developing-fair-work-in-the-workplace/

08/12/2025

Last month Scottish Union Learning worked with the Joint Trades Union Council (JTUC) at City Building and RSBi to organise a workplace visit from Roz Foyer, STUC General Secretary, and Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Public Finance.

Read more here:

Scottish Union Learning worked with the Joint Trades Union Council (JTUC) at City Building and RSBi to organise a workplace visit from Roz Foyer, STUC General Secretary, and Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Public Finance, which took place on 6th November 2025.

04/12/2025

𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀

Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers worked with Scottish Union Learning to develop a series of Union Learning Development Days (ULDDs) across LUPs. ULRs were keen to have ongoing skills development programmes delivered in their local areas, building on a similar model to SUL’s previous Local Learning Forums.

SUL organised a Short Life Working Group with unions to ensure the locations and agendas met with the demand from ULRs. The Autumn iteration of the ULDDs were delivered in Aberdeen, Fife & Tayside and Glasgow.

As part of the ULDDs, Trades Union Councils were invited to deliver a presentation on local trade union activity. ULRs in attendance were keen to ensure their branches are affiliated to their local Trades Council, and to have their branches support the local activity.

Digital Skills Education delivered workshops focussing on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which were well received and created discussion on how unions can respond to the emerging issues, uses and challenges of AI within their workplaces and communities.

ULRs and Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers were keen to share good practice in organising union-led learning in their workplaces, to develop local networks of ULRs and to feed into the development of the Scottish Union Learning Conference.

ULRs came forward with ideas and demands for skills-based workshops at future ULDDs, which SUL have listened to. SUL are currently working on a Spring iteration of ULDDs, returning to the same locations while assessing feasibility of a further roll-out to additional areas.

Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers worked with Scottish Union Learning to develop a series of Union Learning Development Days (ULDDs) across LUPs. ULRs were keen to have ongoing skills development programmes delivered in their local areas, building on a similar model to SUL’s previous Local...

03/11/2025

During (3-7 November 2025) we are posting a daily blog to help start conversations about money. This is the first blog in the series which focusses on starting the conversation with a Debt Adviser.

31/10/2025

Please share! Application deadline tonight at midnight. Further details and application form at https://www.scottishunionlearning.com/news/news/job-vacancy-funding-officer/

29/10/2025

Opportunity to join the team at Scottish Union Learning (part of the STUC). Closing date this Friday.

The STUC – Scotland’s Trade Union Centre – is seeking to recruit a Funding Officer to join Scottish Union Learning. Secondments will be considered.

27/10/2025

The 2025 Scottish Union Learning Conference is being held in Glasgow on Thursday, 13 November, in partnership with TUC Education at City of Glasgow College.

The theme of the conference this year is ‘Developing Union Learning: Building Fair Work in the Workplace’, with a focus on equipping union learning reps with the skills to build Fair Work within the workplace through union-led learning.

The conference is aimed at union learning reps and other union reps and trade union officers involved in organising workplace learning.

For more information and to register please visit https://www.scottishunionlearning.com/2025conf

Trade Union Education Centre, Riverside Campus, City of Glasgow College, 21 Thistle Street, Glasgow G5 9XB.View larger map