UCU will be holding a major conference on the defence of public education in London . Its aim is to bring together unions, students and organisations with an interest in defending our education system from cuts, privatisation and the institutionalisation of social inequality. The conference will be chaired by Tom Wilson, Director of unionlearn, and will…
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Action for ESOL survey
Action for ESOL have compiled a short survey, with the aims of widening the campaign, and building up a picture of what different organisations are planning to do regarding ESOL provision in September. The survey link is here Please support us by answering the 7 questions for your college or organisation and clicking on submit. We…
BBC Highlights Action for ESOL Campaign
The BBC recently highlighted the Action for ESOL’s Day of Action on 24 March. The segment shows London protestors, who were part of a larger national Day of Action.
Write to your MP to maintain ESOL provision
Please write to your MP to express concern about the Government’s proposal to limit entitlement to publicly-funded ESOL provision to members of ‘settled communities’, as announced in the recent Comprehensive Spending Review. There is currently no details regarding who qualifies as a member of ‘settled communities,’ which leads to concerns about the exclusion of people…
Event: ESOL Funding Summit
Lsect, a new company specialising in post-16 funding, performance and data within the learning and skills sector, are organising an event around the announced funding cuts in English for Speaks of Other Languages (ESOL) provision. In addition to there being less funding allocated for Adult Skills Provision overall in 2011/2012, it appears that ESOL has been singled…
Event: Action for ESOL’s Day of Action
The Action for ESOL campaign is calling for a national day of action against the cuts to the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision. During the same week as the budget and the TUC demonstration, ESOL teachers, students and supporters will organise in their local areas to show support for ESOL. Actions can be large, such…