Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 45240

Further Education: Staff

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) teaching capacity and (b) student places in further education colleges.

Answer

Janet Daby
To ensure that further education colleges can meet student demand, the department is spending approximately £87 million in the 2024/25 academic year to support in-year growth costs. This recognises the very large increase in students this year, which has ...

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