Good news: more adults are still taking part in learning than pre-pandemic. Bad news: it’s fallen & unequal. Plus employer & govt cuts mean fewer formal opportunities. Matters because learning helps careers, health & life. #getthenationlearning

Learning and Work Institute@learnworkuk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📣 NEW: Post-pandemic leap in lifelong learning appears over as national survey finds freefalling participation rates. The results of the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2025 are in – find out more in our short animation and in this thread. 🧵⬇️ (1/10)

"Just 20 local authorities account for 10% of all people in the UK who are economically inactive due to long-term sickness." Check out our research for the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives led by @healthfoundation.bsky.social in @bigissue.com. ⬇️ learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re... 📑

One year on from the riots, what can Kent tell us about the state of the UK?

Chatham in Kent embodies the problems facing many small towns in the UK, but there are shoots of recovery beginning to come through.

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Interested in evidence-based policymaking in adult learning and education? Register for the final conference of the ESRC A.L.E Policies project on Tuesday 24 June in London, organised by @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. 🎙️ Featuring L&W's Dr Corin Egglestone!

Final Project Conference

Evidence-based policy making in adult learning and education: insights from the ESRC A.L.E. Policies project DATE: Tuesday 24 June 2025 from 10:00h – 16:00h VENUE: Redmond Community Centre, K…

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Excellent new report by colleagues at @learnworkuk.bsky.social @jesselmore.bsky.social and Sara Treneman. This is our latest contribution to the @healthfoundation.bsky.social's Commission for Healthier Working Lives.

Learning and Work Institute@learnworkuk.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 NEW: Nearly 6 million people are balancing employment with unpaid care. Targeted support is required to help them pursue fulfilling careers, our latest research finds. #CarersWeek #HealthierWorkingLives @healthfoundation.bsky.social (1/8) 🧵

"My condition is lifelong. I can't "fix" it. But I know I can live and work alongside it – with the right support, at the right pace." 📝 In a new blog, Charley Hullah writes about his experience of employment support programmes and calls for more proactive, joined-up support.

Living and working with a long-term health condition: What makes good employment support? - Learning and Work Institute

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On Thursday 5 June at 12.30pm, we'll be exploring what lessons we can learn for successful delivery of the Connect to Work programme. Sign up for our webinar: learningandwork.org.uk/events-2/unl... 🎟️

Unlocking the potential of Connect to Work | Thursday 5 June | 12.30 – 1.30pm | Online

Our webinar, Unlocking the potential of Connect to Work, will draw on L&W research to explore opportunities and challenges for successful delivery of Connect to Work.

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@learnworkuk.bsky.social has launched a new campaign, Get the Nation Learning! Check out the website to find out how to get involved!

Learning and Work Institute@learnworkuk.bsky.social · last yr.

We've launched a new campaign, Get the Nation Learning! Because when adults learn, our society and economy thrive. 💡 We need you to be a part of it, and there's a range of ways that you can get involved. Find out how: getthenationlearning.org.uk #GetTheNationLearning

How can we unlock the potential of Connect to Work? We'll be tackling this in a webinar on Thursday 5 June, 12.30 – 1.30pm. 💡 With insights from government, delivery partners and employers, we'll consider the opportunities and challenges this new programme represents. Register now. ⬇️

Unlocking the potential of Connect to Work | Thursday 5 June | 12.30 – 1.30pm | Online

Our webinar, Unlocking the potential of Connect to Work, will draw on L&W research to explore opportunities and challenges for successful delivery of Connect to Work.

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Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts * UK politics live – latest updates The government’s planned disability benefit cuts will hit 700,000 families who are already in poverty, according to internal Department for Work and Pensions forecasts obtained by the Guardian. The figures, sourced under the Freedom of Information Act, are in addition to the projected 250,000 people who will be newly driven below the poverty line by the cuts, as set out by the government’s impact assessment in March. Continue reading...

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NEW: Three in five young people who are neither learning nor working have never had a paid job. L&W's new report provides an overview of the scale of how many NEET young people there are in the UK. 📍 The report also reveals stark disparities in NEET rates between different parts of the UK.

Young people who are NEET – what does the data tell us?

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New paper on supporting workers' health and access to better work. As part of a wider programme of research to inform the Commission for Healthier Working Lives led by @healthfoundation.bsky.social. learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

Supporting workers’ health and access to better work

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Our report sets out the key policy changes required to improve the system of support for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. Discover the options we’ve set out in full: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re... (5/6)

Supporting workers’ health and access to better work

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"It's time to fix the foundations." Great to have @newstatesman.com feature L&W chief exec @stephenevans.bsky.social on essential skills. 📰 Stephen explores how low literacy, numeracy and digital skills can hold back people's chances in life and work, and drive economic divides.

How does the UK get the skills it needs?

From literacy to university funding and business incentives, there's much to do.

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If this government is serious about helping people back into work, it should be thinking about the quality of support job centres provide - not restricting access to benefits. @pollardtom.bsky.social spoke to the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/2ea2...

Thank you @simonparkinson.bsky.social for citing our Adult Participation in Learning Survey in @prospectmagazine.co.uk showing stark disparities in access to learning. 🗞️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol... 📑 Read the 2024 survey: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

Tackling the learning divide

To raise living standards in every part of the country, the government must raise the level of essential skills in every community

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Join the L&W team! Do you have strong statistical, analytical and evaluation skills and an interest in learning, skills and employment? 📝 Apply for our Economic Researcher position by 2 February. learningandwork.org.uk/about-us/wor...

Economic Researcher

Help us deliver high-profile, impactful campaigns, research and development work, focused on lifelong learning and essential skills.

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Your L&W listening plans for this evening... 🎧 📻 Catch @naomiclayton.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk at 6pm 📻 And @stephenevans.bsky.social on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social at 8.30pm They’ll be discussing the #GetBritainWorking White Paper and our new briefing: learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...

Get Britain Working: The path to an 80% employment rate

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1. Let's talk about young people. The Government wants to guarantee 18-21 year olds help to find a job, training place or apprenticeship. We've long argued for a Youth Guarantee. Time out of work & education when young does lasting damage. What will it mean? learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-pol...

Making a Youth Guarantee work

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“There is a clear need for reform to employment support services to make sure they meet the needs of people with health conditions.” ✍️ Sara Treneman, L&W researcher, reflects on our roundtable on employment support as part of work funded by Maximus. learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-pol...

How can employment support help people with long-term health conditions into work?

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