Adult education

It’s wrong that nobody knows if the adult skills fund actually works

Unlike apprenticeships, adult skills funding operates in a data black hole. Should the grant-allocated system in adult education be...

Jessica Hill
Aidan Relf
Adult education

‘Wonderful’: DfE simplifies residency rules for adult learners

New residency rules come into effect from August 1

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, Long read

Inside the evergreen sanctuary of Fircroft adult residential college

Inspired by Denmark’s folk high schools, Birmingham’s Fircroft College still provides a home-from-home for people with addiction and mental...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

Spending review marks yet another failure for adult skills

Despite cross-government recognition of adult skills being vital for growth, Rachel Reeves has not delivered the investment needed to...

Jessica Hill
Sue Pember
Adult education

Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation

The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships

DfE toughens up on ITP contract sanctions

New contracts expand termination danger from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’ training providers

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Tough immigration talk ‘but no plan for ESOL’  

Language teachers hit out at 'mismatch between rhetoric and rules versus reality on the ground'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Funding cuts mean the immigration plan won’t add up

With funding slashed and demand rising, the ESOL and wider adult education sector is being set up to fail...

Jessica Hill
Caroline McDonald
Adult education

Historic adult education centre in intervention after emergency bailout

Mary Ward Settlement had 'serious' cash problems and has been ordered to improve

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen