David Willetts MP, speaking at the 2013 Adult Learners' Week parliamentary receptionParliamentary reception kick starts Adult Learners’ Week

Higher Education Minister, David Willetts MP, yesterday acknowledged a dramatic fall in part-time student numbers in England and pledged that the Government will engage the policy levers to do better, at a parliamentary reception ahead of Adult Learners’ Week. More!

Big fall in the number of young people in learning2013 Adult Participation in Learning Survey

The proportion of young people aged 17–24 taking part in learning has fallen by 7 percentage points in the last year, revealed by the latest findings of the annual NIACE adult participation in learning survey for 2013, published today ahead of Adult Learners’ Week. More!

Deficit reduction “can co-exist” with adult learning investmentAdult literacy class

The Government should maintain current levels of public and private investment in adult learning and commit to raising them towards that of the current OECD average - this is the headline proposal from NIACE ahead of Adult Learners' Week and the Spending Review in June. More!

Listening to Apprentices for government consultationAdult Apprentice

NIACE is undertaking a series of interviews with apprentices whose experiences and expertise are helping to inform its response to the Government’s consultation on the Richard Review into Apprenticeships. More!


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Maths4usMaths4us logo

One in four people in England struggle with maths - that’s why from now until the end of March, Maths4us will raise awareness of the importance of maths for everyone and look at how we can improve the nation’s maths skills.

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Black History Month 2012Black History Month 2012 logo

For Black History Month 2012, NIACE is exploring people who are currently ‘making history' across the learning and education sector, through a series of interviews.

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Women's Right to LiteracyThe Big Read, Palestine

The right that all women have to access literacy learning across the world is the theme of a new initiative that was launched by NIACE and the Literacy Working Group ahead of International Literacy Day 2012, on Friday 7 September.

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Adults Learning JournalAdults Learning

In the latest Adults Learning, universities minister David Willetts responds to the decline in adult demand for higher education, while David Hughes discusses the future of professionalism in FE and Paul Stanistreet reflects on the role of adult education in peace building in Northern Ireland

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