1. Workers’ Educational Association Yorkshire & Humber Region National adult education charity Funded by SFA, Local Authorities, funding bodies, donations Voluntary membership organisation Social purpose education

2. WEA work in Y&H region in partnership Local community centres eg Ravensthorpe, Crosland Moor, Hill House Schools eg Cawley Lane, Birkby Infants, Reinwood, Crow Lane, Fixby J&I Children’s Centres eg Batley East and Central, Rawthorpe, Dewsbury Moor, Chickenley & Earlsheaton, Savile Town Workplace providers and Trade unions Museums and Libraries

3. Priorities Below level 2 qualifications Disadvantaged post code areas In receipt of means tested benefits Mental health/ disability issues BME communities Progress to lit/ num/ accreditation Building profile of social purpose education Developing volunteers and learning champions

4. WEA deliver a wide variety of adult education engagement courses in Y&H region, usually short and unaccredited: Family learning e.g., Practical Parent Helpers, Crafts for Families, Helping in Schools NCFE L2 Arts & crafts e.g. Mehndi, sewing, banner making Health & wellbeing e.g. Aromatherapy, Personal Well Being, Reflexology

5. Skills for Life in WEA Offer free courses to eligible learners: Literacy Numeracy ESOL All accredited: Entry 1 to 3 City & Guilds Level 1 & 2 OCR Course length usually 20 – 40 hours per term

6. Skills for Life in WEA Courses currently offered in Kirklees at:  Staincliffe Children’s Centre, Batley: Literacy  Batley Children’s Centre: Literacy & Numeracy  Ravensthorpe Community Centre, Dewsbury: Literacy & Numeracy  Support to Recovery, Dewsbury: Literacy  Crosland Moor Community Centre, Hudd: Literacy  Birkby Infants, Hudd: Numeracy

7. Skills for Life in WEA ESOL courses currently offered in Kirklees at: Hillhouse Community Resource Centre, Birkby Reinwood Infants, Huddersfield Cawley Lane Junior School, Heckmondwike Taleem Centre, Dewsbury Crossland Moor Children’s Centre (January) Soothilll Coomunity Centre (November) Batley Central Children’s Centre (November)

8. ‘ACTION for ESOL’ PROTEST Parkinson Lane School, Halifax They say cut back, we say FIGHT BACK!!!

9. What Learners Did Organised a protest against the ESOL Funding Cuts: Learnt about the issues Wrote to their MP Organised a Protest

12. Benefits for Learners ‘real life’ opportunity to practise English chance for collaborative group learning autonomy independence CONFIDENCE knowledge that they can make a difference (Government U-turn)

13. ‘ACTION for ESOL’ PROTEST Parkinson Lane School, Halifax They say cut back, we say FIGHT BACK!!!

14. Contacts Dory Glynn Organiser (Skills for Life) & South Kirklees T: 01422 884 018 M: 07966 254 324 E: dglynn@wea.org.ukdglynn@wea.org.uk Rose Farrar Organiser (Family Learning) & North Kirklees M: 07880 565 459 E: rfarrar@wea.org.ukrfarrar@wea.org.uk