| Save ESOL |
| 19/02/2007 |
| The NUS FE campaign and the NUS Black students campaign have joined forces to speak out against the Governments proposed cuts to entitlements for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. The Government has announced it plans to end universal entitlement to free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses from August 2007. Only people unemployed or receiving benefits will be entitled to fee remission on ESOL courses and waged students will have to pay over 30% of costs in 2007 rising to 50% by 2010. This disastrous and damaging policy flies in the face of the Governments positive agenda on encouraging community cohesion and recognising the contribution that migrant workers bring to the economy and society. The cuts to fee remissions for ESOL courses is likely to leave many thousands of people unable to afford language classes, including low income families in minority communities, refugees and asylum seekers. With many incoming workers living in poor conditions and often paying excessive fees to agents for jobs and accommodation, even modest course fees can be impossible to afford. We have joined the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) campaign to Save ESOL courses and we need your help! Join us on 28th February 2007 for the Save ESOL lobby of Parliament. Full details are on www.officeronline.co.uk/fe. You can also download:
Please contact us if you are planning to attend the lobby or would like some more information about the campaign. In unity, Ellie Russell, Vice President Further Education Ruquayyah Collector, Black Students Officer
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