FE is the missing partner in social prescribing FE institutions are rebuilding confidence, reducing isolation and supporting wellbeing every day, yet they remain largely invisible in health system design
If the Cook Islands can commit to lifelong learning, why can’t we? Dozens of nations have a lifelong learning strategy. England does not. As adult education participation falls and funding shrinks, it’s time to stop drifting and plan for the long term
Adult learning deserves a national conversation Too often policy is made without hearing from the people delivering it. A new APPG inquiry into adult education aims to reverse that by gathering evidence from across the FE sector
Adult education is also about strengthening our democracy Adult education has been reduced to an economic tool, but its real power lies in rebuilding connection, confidence and civic life at a time when democracy feels increasingly fragile
Essential skills are the missing test of the skills white paper Reforms to help more adults read, write and get online are welcome, but reversing a 60% drop in participation in essential skills learning won’t be easy
Criminal probe into ‘unlawful’ sale of City College Peterborough campus 3 arrests made as over £1m in illegal financial transactions are linked to £1 sale of college site
Reverse adult education cuts now, protesters tell MPs Hundreds of adult education advocates lobby MPs to pay attention to funding cuts
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
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