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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,...