Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116067

Further Education: Finance

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the further education funding model on workforce planning.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

We use the 16 to 19 funding formula to calculate an allocation of funding to each institution, each academic year for 16-19-year-olds. We calculate the basic funding for institutions using lagged student volumes and funding rates, which depend on the size...

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