New data shows adult English & maths learning seems to have bottomed out, but at half the level it was at a decade ago. On current trends it will take 20 years+ for everyone to get the help they need. This doesn't get attention it needs - 9m adults in England have low literacy or numeracy.

'The real world of skills and retaining doesn’t fit neatly into departmental silos' @sahn14.bsky.social of @holexpolicy.bsky.social on how the recent reshuffle bodes for FE

Read Sue's new blog for Campaign for Learning. There is significant uncertainty in the economy right now - we cannot lose sight of the potential in growing and investing in the talent of adults. The government needs to rethink, reset and reinvest. @sahn14.bsky.social @cforlearning.bsky.social

As the government ponders an economic reset in response to the tariff shock, Susan Pember, Policy Director at HOLEX calls for an adult education reset. Read more:https://bit.ly/SR2025AdultEducation

Social mobility commissioner and college principal Alun Francis says removing English and maths from apprenticeships is a ‘terrible mistake’ #ATC2025 feweek.co.uk/apprenticesh...

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Read CEO @caromcd.bsky.social article on the potential impact of the government's 'AI Revolution' - highlighting how it could affect participants & recipients, emphasising the importance of adult community education to ensure inclusivity📖 #StandUp4AdultEd #growth #AI feweek.co.uk/its-dumb-to-...