Secondary Education
Commons · Question 24521 · Tabled 16 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of 14-16 year old provision in further education colleges.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 31 Jan 2025
Further education (FE) and sixth form colleges are able to enrol students aged 14 to 16 on a full time study programme and receive funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). If they wish to do so, colleges need to meet specific criteria,...