Richard Draper from CPIT was re-elected last week as the ITP academic vice-president for a further two years for the 2012-2013 term. The union’s national secretary Sharn Riggs, who acted as the returning officer for the ballot declared Mr Draper elected last Friday folowing a ballot of TEU’s academic members in institutes of technology and polytechnics.

Mr Draper and TEU’s other vice-presidents will be reporting to TEU conference delegates on Tuesday 22 November.