Principal joins NUS ‘Our Future, Our Fight’ campaign
26 January 2012
The College Principal and Chief Executive Susan Walsh has agreed to work with Cardonald students on finding a long term funding solution that focuses on optimising the number of student places, quality of education and local access for all.
The ‘Principal's Promise' is part of NUS Scotland's ‘Our Future, Our Fight' campaign to restore an £11 million cut to student support in the Scottish Government's proposed budget.
Stefani Millar, President of Cardonald College Glasgow Students' Association, said: "Students at Cardonald College are proud that our Principal is the first in Scotland to support the ‘Our Future, Our Fight' campaign and to sign up to NUS Scotland's ‘Principal's Promise".
"The Scottish Parliament is being asked to make an £11 million reduction in student support, despite every SNP candidate committing to improving it; a promise they repeated in the SNPs election manifesto. Over 66,000 emails have been sent to MSPs from people across Scotland, including more than 2,800 from Cardonald students alone, asking them to improve student support when it comes to voting on the Budget."
"This is the biggest campaign our students have ever taken part in, demonstrating how strongly we feel about the proposed cuts. The Government must back their words up with action and reverse their decision in order to help our students continue their studies and avoid unemployment."
Susan Walsh commented: "I welcome our students' campaign to find a sustainable funding solution for colleges in Scotland that is focused on frontline teaching delivery, optimising the number of student places, and delivering local access for all. At Cardonald, we believe the best way of supporting and protecting students is to listen them, and in the coming weeks we will be working closely with them to raise awareness of NUS Scotland's ‘Our Future, Our Fight' campaign".