Supporting Students: Who to target to win…
1. Upholding students' basic legal rights and fair treatment during accommodation lockdowns
Who can fix this? University leaders.
What can they do? Commit publicly to treating students fairly
What can you do?
- Organise an open letter or petition from students
- Organise a meeting with university leaders (or protest them!)
- Share student stories
- Make sure that institution leaders commit publicly, so everyone knows!
- Share our petition.
2. The right to leave without financial detriment
Who can fix this? University leaders or governments
What can they do? Let students leave their accommodation contracts, defer their year or leave their course without cost
What can you do?
- Lobby your university leaders! Or, go straight to the government.
- Lobby HM Treasury to release money for universities to be able to do these things and to support students.
- Work together with students’ unions in your area to ask your MP to lobby on your behalf.
- Share our petition.
3. An effective strategy for education now and for post-Covid recovery
Who can fix this? The UK government and devolved governments.
What can they do? Develop a new strategy for funded, accessible, and lifelong education.
What can you do?
- Change people’s minds! When you talk about the campaign, make sure to highlight that it’s the education system that is broken already – Covid is exposing the flaws.
- Share our petition.
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