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‘Building Crafts College’

What Victorian philanthropists can teach today’s FE policymakers

The Victorians built an adult education model rooted in equality and civic renewal – in this fractured era their principles feel as relevant as ever

Opinion, Adult education

The wounded mothership: the WEA navigates adult education’s new era

Jessica Hill meets the WEA’s chief executive Simon Parkinson at the group’s new Brighton base to hear how the 122-year-old institution is evolving to meet the demands of devolution and political change

Feature, News, Adult education, Long read

The other King’s college

Jessica Hill visits King Charles’ Dumfries House and Highgrove House estates where the King’s Foundation teaches heritage courses ranging from stonemasonry to millinery, in a bid to stop traditional skills dying out

Feature, News, Long read

The adult writing class that changed a life story

Isle of Wight College principal Ros Parker tells how her passion for adult education was sparked by village hall sessions that led her, and her young daughters, out of poverty Parker’s incredible story captures the life-changing power of adult education far better than numbers and data ever could. As a hard-up single mum aged 25 […]

Profiles, Adult education, Long read

Inside the college sector with an educational, societal and cultural mission

Their idyllic rural settings, historic buildings and strong links with local communities have enabled land-based colleges to diversify their income streams in innovative ways to survive. Jessica Hill investigates what the future holds for England’s land-based college sector. Land-based education sits at the forefront of the biggest crises facing our world, from food scarcity to […]

Feature, News, land-based colleges, Long read

A break with tradition: the crafts fighting for survival

The biggest losers in the government’s mission to boost apprenticeships are traditional crafts for whom the term “apprenticeship” was initially intended. We investigate how longstanding training going back to the Middle Ages is now under threat. Crafts passed on since England’s original national apprenticeship scheme was introduced in 1563 are now considered too small in […]

Feature, News, Apprenticeships, Long read

FE warm spaces help communities through the cost of living crisis

Colleges and adult learning centres talk about their efforts to support those struggling to make ends meet

Feature, News, Adult education, Colleges

Dozens of providers allowed to skirt cap on subcontracting

Names of 53 providers given special permission to subcontract over 25% limit revealed

News, Colleges, Training Providers

‘Consider the context’: colleges defend against gender pay gap Twitter bot

Numerous colleges fell victim, with some commentators accusing them of hypocrisy online. Some colleges deleted their initial posts 

News