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Further Education: Pupil Premium

Asked by Jodie GoslingLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 25 November 2024UIN 14499

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the pupil premium to post-16 institutions.

Answered by Janet Daby

The department believes further education has a crucial part to play in ensuring the UK has the skills needed for sustainable economic growth. A range of options and priorities will be considered to secure a sustainable and adequate funding of post-16 institutions and learners as part of the next stage of the spending review, which is expected to conclude in late spring 2025.

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