This text is an introduction to learning and teaching in the post compulsory sector, going further than other texts in its exploration of the sector.

1. What does the further and adult education sector do, and why does it matter? - John Keenan and Karima Kadi-Hanifi
2. 'Keep at a rolling boil' - Policy change in the PCET sector - Mike Saunders
3. Quality assurance - Lucy Mitchell
4. Social justice and education - Liz Atkins
5. Diversity in the PCET sector - Dale Munday
6. Literacy and numeracy - Michael Smith
7. Students and parental involvement behaviours - Judith Darnell
8. Motivating students: why would they want to learn? - Jonathan Tummons and Jacklyn Williams
9. How should we teach in FE? - Sasha Pleasance
10. It's all in the mind...or is it? Can an understanding of psychological approaches to learning enhance teaching? - Janet Lord
11. Talk! Talk! Dialogue in the classroom -a Social Learning perspective - Mike Saunders
12. Assessment - Jonathan Tummons
13. Living and learning - Jim Crawley
14. Work-based learning - Adeline Y S Goh and Jonathan Tummons
15. Knowledge, skills and competence in vocational learning - Sam Jones and Catherine Lloyd
16. Making sense of lifelong learning - Azumah Dennis and Sherene Meir
17. Offender learning and prison education - Sharron Wilkinson
18. Participation and inclusivity in adult learning: international perspectives - Rose Cook
19. Post-compulsory education and training in Aotearoa New Zealand - Annelies Kamp
20. Country profile: Finland - Natalie Morris and Jane Pither
21. Mental health and wellbeing in the post compulsory sector - Nichola Kentzer, Jane Dudeney and Janet Lord
22. College-based higher education - Kate Lavender
23. Information and communication technology in the post compulsory sector - Roy Halpin and Cheryl Reynolds
24. Apprenticeships - Aaron Bradbury and Vicky Wynne
25. Professional development in further and adult education - Samantha Jones
26. The cost of everything and the value of nothing: What's next for the FE sector? - Gary Husband and Lou Mycroft