Adult education

Reverse adult education cuts now, protesters tell MPs

Hundreds of adult education advocates lobby MPs to pay attention to funding cuts

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2025

10 winners have been announced celebrating London's most inspirational adult learners, organisations, tutors and employers

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education

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...

Jessica Hill
Tom Schuller
Adult education

Refugee-turned-tutor and green apprentice lead London’s learning shortlist

London's most inspiring adult learners, employers and learning organisations have been shortlisted

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education, Long read

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...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education, Lifelong Learning

Ed Balls among inaugural Get the Nation Learning award winners

Former politician and broadcast production company recognised for lifelong learning commitments

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Adult learning dips after post-pandemic boom

Rates of learning also highlight societies deep inequalities, findings suggest

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

White paper misses the mark by omitting adults

The post-16 education and skills white paper could have been the defining moment for a genuine lifelong learning revolution....

Jessica Hill
Dipa Ganguli and Caroline McDonald
Adult education, Skills reform

10-year adult ed rescue plan would boost economy by £22bn, says L&W

New report calls for tripling level 2 and 3 achievements and expanded lifelong learning entitlement

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel