Peter Aldous signs a joint-letter from the officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sixth Form Education to the Chancellor setting out recommendations for the Budget.

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
• Introducce a capital maintenance fund for dedicated sixth form providers
• Introduce a VAT refund scheme for sixth form colleges

Click here to read the letter