Migration Pulse response to Equality Impact Assessment

The government wants everyone else to take responsibility to learn English and integrate. The Equality Impact Assessment published this week on the changes to English for Speakers of Other Languages funding sends this message again. Individual learners, colleges and the voluntary sector are top of the list in being asked to find the extra resources. The government recognises that its changes to ESOL will have a negative impact but passes the buck. Well the buck needs to take a U turn, argues James Lee See http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/migration-pulse/2011/are-changes-english-speakers-other-languages-going-get-hayes-pickle for full story