Local Impact Assessment Report Completed (April 2011)
Available to download at the bottom of this page.
ESOL Cuts: Have Your Say
(PDF & Microsoft Office materials to download below)
The
Facts
From
August 2011 government cuts to ESOL will mean:
- Only
settled people looking for work & on JSA or ESA (Jobseekers or Employment
Support Allowances) will get free classes
- Students
on other benefits who currently get free classes will pay fees for the first
time
- Students
who currently pay will pay an increased rate
If
people cannot pay new or higher fees, they may not be able to learn English, to
gain Citizenship or stay in the UK.
What do you think?
- Will
ESOL cuts save money? Will costs
increase in other areas, eg, interpreters?
- Are
people on JSA or ESA the only people looking for work?
- What
will happen if people cannot speak English with their children? / at work? / in
the community?
- What
will ESOL cuts mean for you?
Have
Your Say, week beginning 24 January:
- Send your own Letter/Email
or Case Study to John Hayes: sthhollanddeepings@btopenworld.com
- Do the ESOL Cuts
Student Survey
- If you disagree with
ESOL cuts, sign the national petition at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/defend-esol/sign.html or use the Local Group
Petition Form
- Have
your say at meetings: Square Centre, Alfred St North, St Anns, NG3
1AA. Organisations 19 January,
5.30pm; Students 26 January 5.30pm
- Register with Facebook & join the ‘Defend
ESOL Group’. This will help you find out
about other ways to have your say.
