A protest took place at Working Men's College in Camden to address impending job cuts affecting 19 positions due to projected funding deficits. The college faces financial challenges with a $500,000 deficit attributed to recent funding cuts from the Department for Education and the Greater London Authority. The demonstration aimed to raise awareness of how cuts threaten educational services and community support. University and College Union leaders emphasized the importance of adult education for economic and social wellbeing, calling for government investment instead of cuts.
WMC has stood as a beacon of adult learning for over 170 years. Slashing staff and services in response to short-sighted funding decisions will do lasting harm to local people who rely on the college for second chances, upskilling, and social connection.
Adult education isn't an extra it's essential. It underpins a stronger economy, healthier communities and a fairer society. Yet government funding continues to focus almost exclusively on traditional academic pathways, leaving adult education under-resourced.
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