UCU: Strengthening UCU policy on ESOL provision and adult education funding

Motion

Motion title: Strengthening UCU policy on ESOL provision and adult education funding

Motion text: Conference notes:
Cuts to the Adult Skills Fund are reducing adult education provision, with ESOL particularly vulnerable despite high demand and growing waiting lists. The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority, under Reform UK mayor Andrea Jenkyns, has voted to end publicly funded ESOL from 2027 despite overwhelming opposition, signalling a politically motivated attack on provision.
Conference believes ESOL is central to widening participation, social justice and community cohesion, and that the cuts will worsen provision and job insecurity.
Conference resolves:
1. to publish a UCU report on ESOL demand, waiting lists and unmet need
2. to launch a national campaign defending ESOL and lobby for ring-fenced funding
3. to build coalitions with migrant organisations and unions.