The Southwark Council adult education team run a lot of adult education from five locations in Southwark. They’ve just added a sixth location with some drawing classes at Grove Vale library, East Dulwich.

When the new Grove Vale library is completed by developers during 2010 we should have a facility that could host a lot more adult education in East Dulwich. 

Over many decades many people that received a state education in Southwark (and elsewhere) had a poor deal. Post school education is critical to help residents make up for this and have the best possible life chances. Without a wonderful mother who supported my waivering educational achievements as a teenager and without business sponsorship for Open University and other courses my life chances would have been diminished.

So how do we find the resources to expand adult education to fill this huge chasm?