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To: Education Secretary Nicky Morgan
The fight against funding cuts in adult education
Help households break free of the poverty cycle. Invest in adult education.
Why is this important?
Adult education is a source of removing dependency on government resources and hand outs. Adults living in deprivation can go back to college to retrain or gain basic skills so that they can have more confidence to secure better jobs.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
The department for business, innovation and skills found that further education courses improved the lives of people who had completed them in countless ways. From becoming more employable to being more involved in the local community to better health and well-being. BUT...
- The UK government has slashed funding for non-academic (not university based) adult education by a staggering 40% since 2010.
- If government cuts continue, adult education will not exist by 2020.
Colleges and training agencies have been advised to find other forms of funding.
- It is a human right to have access to education at any age. Why should it be limited to our childhood? There are countless reasons why a person may not be able to read and write/speak English/hold qualifications/find a job as an adult. For instance:
War
Culture that does not encourage the schooling of girls
Domestic responsibilities
Poverty
We believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to access services that may improve the quality of their lives, regardless of age. It is never too late!
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
The department for business, innovation and skills found that further education courses improved the lives of people who had completed them in countless ways. From becoming more employable to being more involved in the local community to better health and well-being. BUT...
- The UK government has slashed funding for non-academic (not university based) adult education by a staggering 40% since 2010.
- If government cuts continue, adult education will not exist by 2020.
Colleges and training agencies have been advised to find other forms of funding.
- It is a human right to have access to education at any age. Why should it be limited to our childhood? There are countless reasons why a person may not be able to read and write/speak English/hold qualifications/find a job as an adult. For instance:
War
Culture that does not encourage the schooling of girls
Domestic responsibilities
Poverty
We believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to access services that may improve the quality of their lives, regardless of age. It is never too late!
