UCU: ESOL

Motion

Motion text: Conference congratulates Action for ESOL on its successful campaign to reverse recent funding changes for ESOL students.

Conference instructs the FEC to continue to support the Action for ESOL campaign and to:
1. campaign for fee remission to include those on low income, spouses on visas and asylum seekers
2. promote the ESOL manifesto through all national UCU networks and print additional copies as necessary
3. encourage branches and regions to invite AfE speakers; encourage UCU members to be active in the campaign.
4. provide support in those colleges where UCU members are prevented from participating in the Action for ESOL campaign
5. lobby parliament to ensure that ESOL remains protected in the forthcoming switch to Universal Benefits
6. lobby the government over the Skills Funding Agency's decision to alter funding for ESOL qualifications in September 2012, and ensure that ESOL remains a distinct curriculum area with ESOL accreditation.