Laila,
I don't think we should be celebrating the use of volunteers to deliver ESOL provision at a time when many ESOL tutors are losing their jobs because of these government cuts. If the money used to deliver SPEC (and other such projects) had been used to fund proper ESOL classes, REAL people I know would not be spending their summers worrying about how they will pay their rent come autumn. We need to continue to fight against the use of volunteers in, and the deprofessionalisation of, the ESOL sector.
Sally Doman
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