4 November 2025
We all have a right to learn. The post 16 skills white paper can help, but must go further.
Graeme Atherton reflects on the opportunities presented by the Post-16 Skills White Paper, and the possibilities for further policies that can cement our right to learn.
3 November 2025
The businesses that learn faster win
Anthony Impey MBE explores why workplace learning is essential to business performance and success, and can help firms remain resilient to the challenges that lie ahead.
3 November 2025
Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2025
For nearly 30 years, the Adult Participation in Learning Survey has provided a unique insight into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning. Discover our findings from 2025.
3 November 2025
Post-pandemic leap in lifelong learning appears over, as national survey finds freefalling participation rates
Experts are warning of a “workforce learning slowdown” as the long-running Adult Participation in Learning Survey records a sharp contraction in the number of adults learning nationally.
8 October 2025
Ambition skills: toward a lifelong learning century
‘Ambition skills: toward a lifelong learning century’ is the final report produced as part of our Ambition Skills programme of work. It finds that achieving world-class skills could boost the economy by £22 billion.
13 August 2025
Backing the 80%: Why CMI has joined the Get the Nation Learning campaign
Jules Bennington, Senior Policy Officer at Chartered Management Institute, makes the case for engaging in learning the 80 per cent of the 2030 workforce who are already in employment.
10 July 2025
How housing associations are vital in supporting lifelong learning
Learning and Work Institute President and National Housing Federation Chair Maggie Galliers explores how housing associations can play a bigger role in breaking down barriers to lifelong learning.
28 May 2025
Channel 4, Make UK and the National Housing Federation join new campaign to “get the nation learning”
A coalition of organisations including broadcaster Channel 4, manufacturers’ organisation Make UK, and the National Housing Federation have pledged to “get the nation learning” as a new report demonstrates that when adults learn, our society and economy thrive.
28 May 2025
Lifelong learning and skills for longer lives
Funded by Phoenix Insights, this research builds an evidence base on the employment-related impact of lifelong learning on individuals, employers and the wider economy.
16 May 2025
New expert group calls for strengthened resit policy and reversal of English and maths study requirement for adult apprentices
A new coalition of teaching and policy experts, including L&W, is calling on the Government to aim for at least 90% of 19-year-olds to achieve Level 2 English and maths by 2030.