Adult education

Providers denied in-year adult ed growth cash

The government claims devolution and high delivery rates this year mean it has less funding to spare

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Skills devolution spreads with plan for six new regions

Millions in skills funding will be handed to mayors, with ringfences lifted on budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Politics

Come clean on cuts, demand adult education providers

Providers face uncertainty after news emerged in a 'fragmented' fashion

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in 'already deeply diminished' adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Politics

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...

Jessica Hill
Ziya Moustafa
Adult education

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...

Jessica Hill
Caroline McDonald
Adult education, Careers

MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role 

The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed

ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel