Survey of the views of ESOL practitioners and managers on the

impact of additional ESOL funds and the 2007 Adult ESOL Strategy

Anne Simpson, Community Learning and Development (CLD) Managers Scotland

representative Robin Ashton, Scotland’s Colleges

representative

The survey: purpose

‘...to enable managers and practitioners working in the ESOL sector to provide feedback to the National ESOL Panel on the impact of 2007 Adult ESOL Strategy and additional ESOL funds’

The survey: response rate

• 132 ESOL practitioners and managers undertook the survey

• 83 (62.9%) completed all 10 questions

Survey respondents: work place

Survey respondents: location

Additional ESOL funds: distribution

Additional ESOL funds: priorities

Additional ESOL funds: impact

Local Authority Respondents

Further Education Respondents

Adult ESOL Strategy: awareness

Adult ESOL Strategy: views on progress

Question for the ESOL Panel

Do the results of this survey suggest that there remains ‘work to be done’ in terms

of developing ESOL nationally?