Adult education

Mind the gap: adult skills education must adapt to changing learner needs

New research reveals seismic changes in job supply and employee demands with considerable repercussions for adult education, explains Iviyot...

JL Dutaut
Ivjyot Oberoi
Adult education

First regional AEB learner survey published

Greater London Authority finds just over half of learners had positive outcomes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, Colleges

ESFA to run special AEB allocations review for colleges

Reduced funding given to providers who underperformed the most during Covid

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Training Providers

Fast-growing adult education provider suddenly closes

Clawback for 'associate agreements' and failed legal challenge for AEB bid contribute to collapse

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Ofsted

London providers allowed to keep AEB contracts after Ofsted ‘inadequate’

Greater London Authority confirms two AEB providers will see out their contract to the end of July

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

The success of London Multiply demonstrates the importance of adopting a local approach

London's success in delivering numeracy programmes shows we need more local decision-making to upskill and reskill workers, writes Jules...

JL Dutaut
Jules Pipe
Adult education, Young people

Government should consider bringing back maintenance support

Growing need for our work and evidence of its impact suggest it may be time to re-introduce some form...

JL Dutaut
Nicky Morgan and Paul Eeles
Adult education, Skills reform

£2m set aside for lifelong loan awareness campaign

Flagship policy will provide individuals with the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Skills reform

Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons

Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen