Funding for colleges to deliver 'expensive' subjects

Colleges and sixth forms will benefit from £155 million cash injection to support them to deliver crucial but expensive subjects like engineering and construction.

The funding forms part of the additional £400 million - announced in August for school sixth forms and colleges for 2020-21.

The money will see an extra £65 millionto help cover the cost of delivering courses in more expensive subject areas: building and construction, hospitality and catering, engineering, transportation operations and maintenance, manufacturing technologies and science.
    
£55 million will be allocated for delivering high value courses – those that deliver the skills the country needs for the future and which lead to higher wages for students, including a number of STEM subjects.

£35 million more will be provided to support students on level 3 courses (A level equivalent) who have not yet achieved a GCSE pass in maths and English to improve vital literacy and numeracy skills.

The additional funding for colleges and school sixth forms to support them to deliver expensive and crucial subjects is a new approach for 2020/21. The Government will work closely with the sector to evaluate and review this approach post 2020-21 to make sure it is delivering improved outcomes for young people and is incentivising colleges and sixth forms to offer valuable technical and vocational courses.