Adult education

Skills devolution: Five ways to ensure communities are in the driving seat

A new report by LTE Group makes five recommendations to ease the tension at the heart of skills devolution

JL Dutaut
John Thornhill
Adult education, Long read

Family learning: Where next for the ‘hidden jewel’ of adult education?

Family learning programmes have had to fight for survival in a competitive funding environment that demands quantifiable outcomes for...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

Older workers nervous about lifelong learning financing

New polling reveals varying attitudes among adults towards taking out loans for courses

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education

Multiply boosts adult education numbers

Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Adults need a different approach to English and maths than the one that failed them

The current model is sacrificing the skills they need in the name of the qualifications we want them to...

JL Dutaut
Dipa Ganguli
Adult education, Skills reform

Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme

Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

‘Risk averse’ colleges avoid skills bootcamps

Two-thirds haven't touched the flagship government programme yet, data suggests

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Adult education, Training Providers

‘Non-evaluators’ downgraded AEB tender score, LCG claim

Fresh allegations emerge following 'voluntary disclosure' of AEB procurement documents

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Revealed: Colleges scoop £165m local skills improvement fund

DfE green lights employer-backed skills projects led by colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel