Many of you will have marched on #demo2012 to stand up for education, employment and empowerment. Make this campaign one of the first steps in taking these issues back to campuses and communities across the UK, so that students can better affect the quality of their education and experience a better quality education as a result!
Recent research by NUS has revealed both that complaints procedures vary extremely from one college to the next and that many further education students are unaware of their rights. On top of this, there is no independent body in FE to oversee the complaints students might have.
With the introduction of FE loans later in the year, changes to the ways teachers are qualified, the loss of EMA and the government encouraging institutions to adopt new controversial ‘stop and search’ powers, students in further education face a rapidly changing environment.
We need to act now to ensure students have a vital safety net and a means to express their concerns!
Write to Matthew Hancock MP, Further Education and Skills Minister, asking him to resolve to establish an independent complaints adjudicator for further education students in the New Year!
Why not use our draft letter and email Matthew Hancock now…
What else can you do?
- Download this poster/flyer to use in your campaign
- Forward this article and the New Year’s resolution list to your friends and family and ask them to join our Resolve to Resolve campaign and post on social networks
- Go to your students’ union and ask them what they’re doing to support our Resolve to Resolve campaign!
Next steps
In the New Year we’ll be supporting students’ unions and students to engage in a range of local actions to ensure we win this campaign! Watch this space for more info, guidance and do get in touch with any questions – campaigns@nus.org.uk
Together we can make a real and immediate difference to students’ lives, let’s act now!