All existing crèche provisions at seven different
teaching venues in the Coventry Adult
Education Service are threatened with closure by July
2024. Over 20 dedicated and experienced crèche
staff will be losing their jobs. We believe that,
without crèche support, learners,
many of whom are learning English as a second language, will be
prevented from
attending classes, which will greatly impact on those able to enrol
for September
2024 and onwards and threaten the viability of certain
courses.
Other experienced, dedicated staff across all curriculum areas are
also threatened
with job losses. It is proposed by the Council that the Service can
run efficiently with
only about half of its current senior lecturers. These
experienced staff have a wealth of
knowledge, built up over many years, that is used to effectively
run the service in its
current capacity. The remaining staff have deep concerns about the
impact on their
workload and on the quality of future learning provision.
This flies in the face of every one of the stated 6 values that
Coventry City Council
commit to on their website:
Open and fair:
We are fair, open, and transparent
Nurture and develop:
We help and encourage everyone to be
their best and do their best
Engage and empower:
We talk and listen to others, working
together as one.
Create and innovate:
We embrace new ways of working to
continuously improve
Own and be accountable:
We work together to deliver the best
services for our residents
Value and respect:
We put diversity and inclusion at the
heart of all we do
Sign now to save Adult Education Provision for Coventry residents!
This ePetition runs from 16/05/2024 to 30/06/2024.
110 people have signed this ePetition.