Peter Aldous calls on the Government to invest in further education colleges with a sustainable, financially secure and long-term funding model so we can provide students with the skills needed for technological changes and realise their full potential.
Education
Peter Aldous campaigns for more funding for Sixth Forms and Colleges and is a Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sixth Form Education.
The APPG has written to the Chancellor setting out our recommendations.
The recommendations are:
- Introduce a dedicated capital expansion fund for sixth form providers
- Raise the rate of funding for sixth form students to at least £4,760 per year
- Extend the teachers' pay grant to sixth form colleges
- Introduce a capital maintenance fund for dedicated sixth form providers
- Introduce a VAT refund scheme for sixth form colleges
Education in Parliament
Peter Aldous calls for a change in mind-set on college funding
Speaking in a debate on college funding, Peter Aldous highlights the importance of colleges as a vital link from education to the workplace and in improving social mobility and calls for a change in mind-set with regard to how we fund post-16 education.