Was the chancellor’s budget for FE a giant con?
November 5, 2021
In this week’s show, Skills World Live presenter Tom Bewick, looks at the impact of the recent Budget and Spending Review for FE and skills.
The Department for Education says the three year settlement for FE will result in a 26 per cent real terms increase on levels invested in 2019. However, analysis by the Learning and Work Institute has found that by 2025, spending will still be on average, £750 million less on FE than it was in 2010.
Featuring in this week’s episode:
- Nadhim Zahawi MP, Secretary of State for Education
- Susan Acland Hood, Perm Sec, DfE
- Vera Hobhouse MP, Liberal Democrat
- Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Education Select Committee
- Alun Francis, Principal of Oldham College and Deputy Chair, Social Mobility Commission
- Stephen Evans, Chief executive, Learning and Work Institute
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