Adult education

‘Fundamentally wrong’: Greater Lincolnshire leaders approve ESOL cuts

Local politicians clash over Reform mayor’s controversial policy during combined county council budget meeting

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Politics

Greater Lincolnshire set to cut ESOL courses from 2027, Reform UK mayor confirms

Rollout will be delayed by a year so training providers have time to 'adjust'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

London’s adult ed job payments fall flat

Providers said collecting evidence about job outcomes wasn't worth the reward

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read, Young people

The politics behind the King of the North’s MBacc mission

Andy Burnham is grabbing headlines with his ambition for the MBacc technical education programme. But take-up has been slower...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

Khan puts business bosses in skills driving seat

The mayor wants employers with skills gaps to help commission skills programmes in the capital

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

EMCCA’s adult skills cash released after legal bid is ditched

But losing providers continue complaints that most winners are out-of-area

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Mayor’s money to heat up FE ‘cold spots’

Capital funding dished out to providers to target towns with a training provision ‘deficit’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Legislation paves way for mayors to appoint ‘skills commissioners’

But combined authority leaders urged to be cautious in drawing more funding away from frontline delivery

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Teaching

Online learning flattens barriers in the age of devolution

From coastal towns to busy parents, not everyone can ride a motorbike to a training centre like I can....

Jessica Hill
Mark Dawe