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New College ends scout cleaning of student rooms

New College has ended scout cleaning of undergraduate student rooms and will replace the practice with regular cleanliness inspections. The change was approved by the...

Overworked and underpaid: testimonies of Oxford’s scouts

The kitchen was scrubbed this morning, but Pam’s* superior runs her fingers across the kitchen walls and holds them up to the light, then...

St Hugh’s JCR rejects motion to create Liaison Officer for Oxford Living Wage

St Hugh’s currently pays its scouts £9 per hour, which is less than the Oxford Living Wage.

Letter to: My Porters

It's time to show some appreciation for these all-seeing guardians of our colleges

Letter to: My scout

Away from Oxford, we realise who we really miss – our scouts.

The scout system at Oxford must be scrapped

Michael Shao argues that scouts, paid a pittance and often treated quite badly, remove any sense of privacy and adult independence at university

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Tag: scouts

New College ends scout cleaning of student rooms

Overworked and underpaid: testimonies of Oxford’s scouts

St Hugh’s JCR rejects motion to create Liaison Officer for Oxford Living Wage

Letter to: My Porters

Letter to: My scout

The scout system at Oxford must be scrapped

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