Adult education

Adult education participation hits record high

But inequalities remain across social and geographical groups

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2023 revealed

Awards recognise inspirational Londoners and providers for their contributions to adult learning

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Refugee and coffee shop owner among adult learning award finalists

London's second Adult Learning Awards, sponsored by FE Week and Ascentis, is less than two weeks away

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Excluding adults from FE reform is a costly political error

Adult learners are as deserving of funding and policy focus as all others – and fundamental to our short-term...

JL Dutaut
Simon Parkinson
Adult education

Bankrupt council won’t lose adult education service

The city council is the second largest recipient of AEB funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

How our pick n’ mix approach to adult learning is delivering for Calderdale

Taking inspiration from Woolworth’s iconic sweet stand has helped us create an inclusive, flexible, and industry-aligned program, writes Naseem...

JL Dutaut
Naseem Aqeel
Adult education

National Extension College: Sixty years of second chance learning

The National Extension College has pioneered distance and second-chance education for six decades this August, and its founding mission...

Shane Chowen
Sir Alan Tuckett
Adult education, Skills reform

Government scraps plans to limit ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes

DfE will rename non-qual courses and reinstate health and community outcomes

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Training Providers

Babington to cut over 100 staff in ‘strategic realignment’

New CEO scraps AEB, bootcamps and some apprenticeships

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen