In the news · 2 September 2019 · FENEWS
Chancellor announces £400 million investment for 16-19 year olds’ education - Sector Response
After the announcement of the largest cash boost in a generation, the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, will be answering your funding questions live on Facebook this Thursday (5 Sept) at 6pm.
Both former FE students, the Chancellor and the Education Secretary know first-hand the importance of the further education sector providers of 16-19 education such as further education and sixth form colleges will receive £400 million additional funding to train and teach our young people the skills they need for well-paid jobs in the modern economy, the Chancellor has announced (31 Aug).
The boost is the single biggest annual increase for the sector since 2010.
On a visit to the FE college in Bristol where he studied economics, maths and computer science, Chancellor Sajid Javid said:
Further education, like all our public services, is a lifeline of opportunity for our young people. We’ll make a strong statement in backing it at this week’s Spending Round and I’ll continue to look at what more we can do to help, just as my FE college opened my horizons and set me on my way.
