The DfE has published its finalised statistical information on adult (19+) FE and skills participation in England reported for the full 2019/20 academic year (August 2019 to July 2020). The headline figures show that adult government-funded further education and skills decreased by 15.6% compared to 2018/19. This article focuses on the drop in adult education enrolments during lockdown and the ESFA’s view on under performance against AEB contracts.
The DfE has announced that it will now be publishing the education and training statistics for the UK on a new statistics site, Explore Education Statistics (EES).