Opinion

‘We’ve been struggling with adult literacy and numeracy for decades’

An MPs’ committee has been investigating whether England has been failing adults who struggle with numeracy and literacy. Paul...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Tip of the iceberg for sixth form saviour colleges?

After a school in Cheshire announced it would be closing its sixth form over plummeting learner numbers, local colleges...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Improvement plan ‘not fit for purpose’ at grade four-rated Central Bedfordshire UTC

Ofsted inspectors have branded the improvement action plan of an inadequate-rated university technical college (UTC) as “not fit for...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Sector responds to MPs’ adult numeracy and literacy report

Key figures from across the FE and skills sector have been poring over the adult numeracy and literacy report by...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Departmental collaboration and high-profile campaign needed to address adult literacy and numeracy issue, say MPs

Greater co-operation across several government departments, a review of funding and a high profile national campaign were among a...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Meeting the direct recruitment challenge — one year on

As participating colleges get ready to take on learners from the age of 14, Graham Towse outlines his experiences...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Leps need more responsibility and funding to deliver on digital skills, adult education chief tells Lords

Local enterprise partnerships (Leps) should be given more responsibility and funding to point learners in the direction of opportunities...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Filling the newly-formed employability and personal development quals void

Charlotte Bosworth thinks that while the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) removal of funding from a raft of level two...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

AoC and AELP unite in warning BIS FE loan extension plan could hit learner numbers

The proposed expansion of the FE loans system to cover to cover level two qualifications and also younger learners could...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford