Adult education

ESOL cuts are legal, lawyers tell Reform mayor

The mayor says funding for ESOL will be redirected at more 'inclusive' adult education

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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

We need a ‘UCAS for adults’ and the DWP can help develop it

A comprehensive national careers advice service, backed by skilled professionals, could do more for lifelong learning than any new...

Jessica Hill
Andy Forbes
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

Reform UK mayor’s ESOL cuts not catching on – yet

Greater Lincolnshire's mayor wants to fund literacy and numeracy instead of English language lessons

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
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

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