Dear All,
Good News on efforts to change the LSC's priorities for 2007!
Owing to considerable pressure the DFES and LSC have agreed to host some consultation meetings on the issue of cuts to ESOL classes for asylum seekers (please see attached email). We think this is an excellent development and we would like to encourage you to attend these meetings, especially if you feel strongly that the LSC should continue to fund ESOL for vulnerable asylum seekers. The one in Leeds is on the 12th of January at the KPMG offices in the city centre. Two members of the RETAS staff will be there (Jessica Parker, Communications, and myself). If you can't make it but would like to feed your comments to the discussion group please email Mark Johnson at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or hit reply to this email and tell us what you want to be relayed to the forum.
Also, RETAS (Refugee Education & Training Advisory Service) have just released a response paper to the LSC's statement of priorities (please see the attached document). We are using this as an educational and lobbying tool and would invite you to do the same. Please feel free to send a copy to anyone who you think could find it beneficial! It will also be distributed at the meeting on the 12th.
Many thanks to all of you who signed the letter James Simpson sent off and who have helped RETAS put this response paper together - we remain optimistic that these will have an influence.
Kind regards,
Lydia Brown
Advisor
Refugee Education Training Advisory Service (RETAS)
335 Roundhay Road
Leeds
T: 0113 2407320
F: 0113 2407152
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