Or they go themselves as adults. FE is well placed for all sorts of adult courses, particularly skills, short and leisure courses, but these all been badly cut.
Overlap with the vocational courses (or tasters even) for young or career changers. Experience at the college changes views.
@samfr.bsky.socialThe day I will pay attention to politicians guffing about "parity of esteem" is the day one of their children goes to an FE college.