Lola Okolosie, an English teacher and writer, argues that the government’s funding cuts are economically and morally misguided. More over-50s are staying in work, and retraining can only mean greater productivity.
Milton Keynes College principal Dr Julie Mills looks at the local implications of the funding cuts and says ‘seeing the detail of the actual cuts in writing is sobering’.
Personal testimony by Oliver Hulme, news editor at the Wells Journal, adds to the voices which highlight the vital difference adult education makes.
The Sunderland Echo looks at the local implications of the cuts
Report from the Express and Star on the AoC report on the future of adult learning.
Report on the impact of the funding cuts in Tyneside, where the local South Tyneside College is one of 16 that will be affected in the region.
The Harlow Star reports on the impact the cuts will have on local Harlow College, whose funding will see up to 1,200 learning places lost.
Hartlepool Mail reports on the response of local college principal Darren Hankey to the ‘perverse’ cuts
The North East Chronicle has reported on the reaction from employers, MPs and college leaders across the region following the coalition government’s budget cuts announcement.
The North East Chronicle also reports on the sixteen North East colleges uniting against the FE cuts
