Adult education

Dismay as AEB funding boost excludes key skills shortages – and women 

The Department for Education has defended its decision to exclude key skills shortage areas from in-year AEB funding increases

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Lifelong loan entitlement: Maintenance loans in and ELQ rule out

Students studying higher level courses under the lifelong loan scheme will have access to maintenance loans following years of...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

‘Significant’ in-year cash boost to national adult education budget funding

ESFA to apply 2.2% increase across the board and a 20% uplift in 6 subjects

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, T Levels

Adult T Level pilot flounders as most colleges fail to recruit a learner

Freedom of Information request reveals just 14 learners against a target 150 have signed up to date

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Community learning U-turn for Somerset after ‘rollercoaster’ decade

Grant funding to return to county council later this year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Digital skills: Gaps and shortages mean it’s time to scale up to level up

Expanding expertise and resources is necessary to tackle skills shoratges and a lack of diversity in the digital sector,...

JL Dutaut
Mark Smith
Adult education

Adult education procurement launches with ‘more robust’ contract management

Procurement has launched for adult education budget and free courses for jobs provision in non-devolved areas for 2023/24

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

West Yorkshire’s 10% boost for adult education

West Yorkshire Combined Authority follows Greater London and West Midlands for inflation-matching AEB rise

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Andy Street reveals ‘deeper devolution’ hopes under trailblazer deal

With a landmark new devolution deal due any day, West Midlands mayor Andy Street tells what he plans to...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill