Campaigning Alliance for Lifelong Learning - CALL

The WEA has become a founding member of CALL - the Campaigning Alliance for Lifelong Learning. The other founding members are: NIACE, UCU, UNISON and the National Union of Students. CALL will be having a founding conference on 20^th September in

London

and the WEA will be involved. To visit the CALL website click here

The founders of CALL believe that affordable access to the life changing opportunities provided by education is the hallmark of a civilised society.

CALL is a non party-political alliance. The only qualification for joining is commitment to our six founding principles below.

CALL believes our education system should provide:

1.     quality of access to high quality education for all learners (regardless of: class, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, asylum status or employment status), including a statutory right to learning in the workplace

2.     universal access to basic skills, ESOL and ICT courses and a first level three qualification regardless of age

3.     learner, teacher and community  involvement in all levels of decision-making about their learning wherever it takes place

4.     learning for personal wellbeing and development and the maintenance of local authority adult education

5.     a path out of poverty and disadvantage including widening participation in higher education and the provision of a second chance later in life

6.     a stable, motivated and rewarded workforce of professional practitioners