Today the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has published its white paper on informal adult learning “The Learning Revolution”.

The document follows a green paper last year that attracted more than 5,500 responses from individuals and organisations. 

You can download the full white paper as well as a summary from the DIUS website.

We know many of you took photos and video at the lobby and we would love to share them with everyone. Please send you photos (or links to them if they are stored online) to robert.whitaker@nus.org.uk.

If you attended this week’s lobby of parliament or if you have been following the campaign and wish to share your ideas, we want to hear your views.

We need your feedback on how you felt the lobby went, what your MP said about the campaign and what direction you would like the campaign to take from now on.

Please take a moment to download and complete the feedback form (doc, 84kb) and email it to robert.whitaker@nus.org.uk.

As of today 93 MPs from all the main political parties have signed EDM 533: ALLIANCE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. 

The more that sign the more attention the government and the media will pay to the campaign so if you MP hasn’t signed yet email or write to them now to ask them to do so, you can download a model letter here (doc, 71kb).

So far more than 150 people have registered to attend the CALL lobby on the 25 February.  Here are just a few of the reasons people are joining the lobby:

“Because it’s my passion. I want to ensure that the Government listens to our message loud and clear so we can continue to give those people who need it most the chance to get out of poverty and ignorance and secure funding for future generations.”

“Learning is the most important thing we do in our lives- it keeps us open to possibilities. People appreciate Adult Ed – a second chance – more valued than the first chance.”

“I strongly believe that learning is a part of good living and that affordable provision should be available to everyone, whatever their age.”

“We are concerned that adult education will become the preserve of the better off if fees go on rising.”

If you are planning to come but haven’t registered you attendance please do so here: CALL lobby registration.

When: New date: Friday 13 February, 5-6pm (was the 6th)

Where: Tottenham Town Hall, Town Hall Approach Road London N15 4RY

Come and lobby David Lammy, Minister for Skills and Member of Parliament for Tottenham at this public meeting.

CALL Bulletin 8 is now available to download.  This edition focuses on two areas, more detail about the lobby of Parliament on the 25 February and some new evidence about the scale of the cuts ot adult education in England in the last three years.

Download the bulletin here: CALL Bulletin 8 (doc, 578kb). Alternatively we have also made a version without graphics for a smaller file that is easier to distribute via email: CALL Bulletin 8 no graphics (doc, 90kb).

Please distribute the Bulletin as widely as possible.

Posters and flyers are now available for local CALL members to promote the lobby of Parliament on the 25 February. Click the links below to download the materials, all are available in full colour or black and white for easy reproduction. 

• A3 CALL Lobby poster: full colour (pdf, 438kb), black and white (pdf, 249kb)
• A4 CALL Lobby poster: full colour (pdf, 262kb), black and white (pdf, 165kb)
• CALL flyer: full colour (pdf, 209kb), black and white (pdf, 141kb)

Check the materials page for more campaign downloads to use locally.

So far more than forty MPs from six parties have signed the CALL early day motion. This is a great start but we need many more.

MPs will only sign if their constitutents ask them to so please check to see if your MP has signed by visiting the House of Commons website and if they haven’t write to them now to ask them to do so by using the WriteToThem website or the model letter of the CALL materials page.