Posts Tagged ‘Adults Learning’

Mature students don’t fit the government’s narrow, utilitarian vision

In the second of a series of guest blogs on the decline in part-time and mature student numbers in higher education, Aaron Porter, who was President of the National Union of Students during the tuition fee debate of 2010-11, analyses the causes of the decline. If you have followed the debate surrounding the reforms to [...]

Colleges reporting decline in part-time HE recruitment

In the first of a series of guest blogs focusing on the decline in part-time and mature student numbers in higher education, John Widdowson, Chair of the Mixed Economy Group of FE colleges which offer HE provision, reflects on the emerging picture for mixed-economy colleges. Much of the recent debate on the shape and future [...]