Adam Afriyie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Adam Afriyie on 2016-05-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to promote career colleges; and if she will make a statement.

Nick Boles

Career Colleges will have their own branding and identity and are independent of Government policy, so it is not for Government to promote them directly. However, we do support any organisation which is focused on providing high quality technical education to young people.

In particular, we hope Career Colleges can benefit from the protection of funding and the range of flexibilities in the system. This includes protecting the 16-19 base rate, substantial investment in apprenticeships and study programmes, which provide an opportunity to tailor provision around the needs and aspirations of each young person.