Drop in Adult Learners Due to Funding Policies

The number of over-25s pursuing adult and further education courses has dropped by nearly 1 million in the last two years as a result of fee increases and government policies to concentrate public funds on a few priorities, according to NIACE, a leading adult education organisation.

New figures released this week show that the numbers of adult students in further education and adult and community learning in every age band over 25 have continued to plummet this academic year. The full story, reported by Peter Kingston, can be read at EducationGuardian.co.uk