Motion
- Motion title
- Opposition to changes to HEFCE funding for ELQ students
- Session
- 2007-2008
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2008
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 39
- Motion text
Congress believes that the government's decision to withdraw funding for higher education students who already have an equal or lower qualification – ELQ students – is retrograde. It is contrary to the government's commitment to life long-learning; it is especially damaging to those institutions which have done most to promote part-time and adult education and widening participation, and it discriminates against older students, women needing fresh qualifications to return to work, and those with increasing disabilities and health problems who need to change career.
Congress welcomes the wide opposition to this policy and pledges to continue to maintain and build the broad campaign – which involves among others Birkbeck, the OU, and the NUS to highlight the fundamental flaws in the ELQ policy and seek its removal.
- Proposing body
- Open University
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Education committee
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2008/C/05-28/046/39