Adult education, Devolution

Mayors better at spending adult skills cash

Devolved AEB underspend figures revealed for first time

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Training Providers

Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement

Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider's alleged 'unlawful' adult education budget bid rejection

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Training Providers

Administrators called in after DfE and MCAs end provider’s contracts

The company earned millions providing publicly funded courses for adults seeking work before being judged 'inadequate' by Ofsted

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

AoC: Immigration charge on businesses should fund ESOL

£2.1 billion from employer tax should readdress decline in ESOL funding, new report recommends

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, skills

Fears of adult education desert amid cost-cut plans

Councils closing the centres blame low learner numbers and changes to funding rules

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Long read

Caroline McDonald, chief executive, Holex

Holex chief executive Caroline McDonald is on a mission to increase education opportunities for those who missed out on...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Adult education

£300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend

'Hugely disappointing' unspent cash revealed to Parliament

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2024

10 inspirational winners from London's adult learning community have been honoured

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education

Neglecting over-50s in the training world must change – here’s how we do it

Recruiting and retaining older learners and creating inclusive training programmes that meet their needs are imperatives

JL Dutaut
Sara Roberts