Adult education, Funding

Adult education procurement launches with ‘more robust’ contract management

Procurement has launched for adult education budget and free courses for jobs provision in non-devolved areas for 2023/24

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

West Yorkshire’s 10% boost for adult education

West Yorkshire Combined Authority follows Greater London and West Midlands for inflation-matching AEB rise

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education, Skills reform

Revealed: ‘Significant’ funding rate increase for some adult education courses

ESFA-funded 'priority' subjects receive uplifts but it's not good news for functional skills English and maths

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Demand doubles for free courses for jobs

Adult education statistics also show increases in level 4+ and ESOL courses, but further declines at levels 2 and...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Colleges

FE warm spaces help communities through the cost of living crisis

Colleges and adult learning centres talk about their efforts to support those struggling to make ends meet

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education, Devolution

AEB funding rates to increase in West Midlands

Adult education budget funding will increase by 10 per cent in the West Midlands to help providers with rising...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Colleges

London’s City Lit halts online lessons until new year after ‘IT disruption’

Online lessons at City Lit have been cancelled until the new year, but face to face lessons continue

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Pilot targeting UC claimants scales back target numbers

Industry leavers and Covid-19 disruption has hampered progress on health and care pilot

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Council’s main adult education provider closes suddenly

The adult education charity had served more than 30,000 students in ten years, but 'trading conditions' forced trustees to...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen