In a shock announcement at the end of term, Castle College has told its Nursery Staff and parents at all three of its Nurseries that they will not re-open in September. The three Nurseries – at Maid Marion Way, Carlton Road and Stapleford – provide care for over 75 children and employ 15 staff, who will all face redundancy and have turned to their Trade Union, UNISON, for help.
ACM and the other college trade union, UCU, are backing Unison in their campaign to save their members’ jobs.
Mike Scott (Notts UNISON Branch Organiser) said, “This was totally unexpected and everyone is gobsmacked. The College is seeking to make £1.5 million cuts to balance the books in the lead up to merging with New College and South Nottingham College, but closing the Nurseries will only save £80,000 at most.
“This will hit black people and single-parent families most and these are the very people the Government wants to encourage back into education.
“Our view is that no decisions on Nursery provision should be made until after the merger – the other Colleges have no plans of their own to close Nurseries.”
