Is it time for England to revisit a national ESOL strategy? Devolution and reform have brought change to ESOL provision but the emphasis now should be on building social and cultural capital rather than accreditation
It’s dumb to leave adults lagging in the AI revolution Without better funding for local learning, adults with weak digital skills cannot hope to keep up with AI advancements
AoC: Immigration charge on businesses should fund ESOL £2.1 billion from employer tax should readdress decline in ESOL funding, new report recommends
£300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend ‘Hugely disappointing’ unspent cash revealed to Parliament
Adult training axed to avoid court fights, authority admits Training contracts targeted at the unemployed and low skilled have been delayed until January
Combined authority abandons botched AEB procurement Providers left in the dark over West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s decision to ditch adult education tender
Combined authority ‘rewinds’ adult education budget tender after complaints West Yorkshire Combined Authority said it had faced ‘substantial challenges’ to its contract awarding decisions