Who’s Supposed to catch a Generation that Outsources its Thinking?
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was…
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Lifelong Learning in Limbo: What Stalling Participation Means for the Future of Skills
Adult learning is essential for helping workers and economies adjust to the intensifying demands of digitalisation, the green transition, and population ageing. New data from…
OECD: The UK Is World’s Second Largest Destination For International Students
The OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025 report, released today, demonstrates that the UK’s higher education system continues to deliver progress on access, attainment, investment, and international…
What the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills Means for Essential Skills
According to the latest OECD survey, the progress in developing essential skills in England is mixed. While young people’s skills have improved, 8.5 million adults…
OECD (PIAAC) Survey: England’s Youth Skills Show Dramatic Improvement Since 2012
Young adults’ literacy and numeracy skills have improved in the last decade, according to new findings from an international survey of adult skills. Overall, adults…