The Action
for ESOL
Campaign
Jennie Turner
Melanie Cooke
UCU Defend Public Education
10-03-12
What were the proposed cuts?
4.3% cut in funding for adults 2011/12
 Removal of 1.2 programme weighting for
ESOL and Literacy
 Work-based ESOL no longer funded
 Learner contribution rises to 50%
• Learners on “inactive” benefits not entitled
to fee remission

Impact
• 64% of adult ESOL students on “inactive”
benefits
• A further 80 students fees supported
through discretionary ESOL LSF
And...
• 75% of those affected women
• 15% of those attending in the daytime fee
paying
• 20+ FT/Fractional jobs under threat and
40+ Sessional