Submission Documents: By Councillor Stephen Curran:- "Council is deeply concerned about the cuts made by the Scottish Government to the college sector, which have impacted severely on colleges' ability to deliver further and higher education across Glasgow and throughout Scotland; notes that there has been an almost 40% drop in the number of students enrolled in colleges as reported by the Scottish Funding Council; with 34,000 part-time college places lost in Glasgow between 2008-09 and 2013-14; is particularly concerned that women have been disproportionately affected; believes that the cuts have closed many pathways to learning available to Glaswegians, particularly for those who rely on part-time courses to return to education, retrain and upskill; further believes that the changes are a regressive step in the drive for educational equality; and calls on the Scottish Government to reverse its punitive cuts to colleges and to ensure that further and higher education remains open to learners of all ages." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Stephen Curran:- "Council is deeply concerned about the cuts made by the Scottish Government to the college sector, which have impacted severely on colleges' ability to deliver further and higher education across Glasgow and throughout Scotland; notes that there has been an almost 40% drop in the number of students enrolled in colleges as reported by the Scottish Funding Council; with 34,000 part-time college places lost in Glasgow between 2008-09 and 2013-14; is particularly concerned that women have been disproportionately affected; believes that the cuts have closed many pathways to learning available to Glaswegians, particularly for those who rely on part-time courses to return to education, retrain and upskill; further believes that the changes are a regressive step in the drive for educational equality; and calls on the Scottish Government to reverse its punitive cuts to colleges and to ensure that further and higher education remains open to learners of all ages.".

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Item Minute - 10 September 2015 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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