We cannot stand by while Scotland’s colleges are reduced, narrowed and underfunded.
Colleges change lives; they support young people, adult returners, care-experienced learners, disabled students, neurodivergent learners, workers retraining, parents rebuilding confidence, and communities facing poverty and inequality.
If we believe in social justice, we must believe in properly funded Further Education.
Please, read the article, share it with colleagues, students, unions, MSPs and community groups.
💜 Talk about what is being lost.
💜 Ask what kind of college sector Scotland needs.
💜 Challenge cuts and closures.
💜 Support campaigns for investment in FE.
Because the future of colleges should be shaped by the people who teach, learn, work and live in those communities (not just by short-term funding decisions).
Colleges are not just skills pipelines; they are community anchors. Let’s fund them, protect them and build their future together.