Resilient Eve thriving on her return to learning as an adult
Resilient Eve Salter believes she’s better prepared to learn as an adult than she ever was as a teenager and is now developing a career…
Adult learner
Excellence in Education Celebrated at Bradford College STAR Awards
Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford was filled with excitement and anticipation for the first-ever Bradford College STAR Awards ceremony. The prestigious event celebrated outstanding achievements and…
Michael Wells, Aspiration Awards Against All Odds winner, shares his story of overcoming the odds to retrain and reskill
A Romany Gypsy Traveller who felt displaced from his community, left school at 14, and attempted to take his own life has won a national…
The Citizen’s Curriculum: Empowering adult learners in Wales
On a visit to Oasis in Cardiff, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles, had the chance to see how a Welsh Government…
Leeds College of Building Construction Taster Promotes Lifelong Learning
Energy and regeneration specialist Equans held an interactive trades taster day at Leeds College of Building to promote exciting and varied construction careers. Hosted at…
Week of VocTech 2023: Inspiring action to get adults learning
The Week of VocTech is a free programme of events and activities focused on accelerating the development and adoption of digital technology for vocational training,…
Adult Learners’ Week: Let the adventure start
Adult Learners’ Week launches in Wales on the 18 September, a national campaign to promote lifelong learning opportunities, with a celebration of life-changing stories through…
Skills for an Economy in Transition: White Paper announcement
Join us as we announce a new and ambitious programme of work and funding, in partnership with Learning and Work Institute, to #GetAdultsLearning. At 10am…
Plymouth musician Chloe Wykes shares her experience of returning to education as an adult
Plymouth musician, Chloe Wykes, has spoken to Access Creative College (ACC) about her experience studying an Access to Higher Education course at the college’s local…
Undervalued Assets
Ian Pryce discusses how data shows that colleges in the education sector are often overlooked and compared unfairly to schools and universities and how closing…
