Level of response surprises organisers in protest over loss of free language tuition - Education Guardian.

In his many years as a trade union activist, Paul Mackney has been around at the start of hundreds of campaigns. But even the joint general secretary of UCU (the University and College Union) was staggered by the response to the union’s latest campaign - to persuade the government to restore the right of free Esol (English for speakers of other languages) to all who need it.

‘We put 80 chairs out, thinking it would be quite a good turnout,’ he says. ‘More than 150 people wanted to get into the room, and they came from more than 50 organisations. We didn’t expect the level of response that there was. We knew people were concerned, but didn’t know how concerned - or how many people.’

Read the full article in the Education Guardian.

Categories: Uncategorized