- Today I am announcing details of the Government’s capital investment of £83 million in 2021-22 to help eligible post-16 education providers[1] accommodate the expected demographic increase in 16 to 19-year-olds.Thirty-nine post-16 education providers have been awarded a share of the multi-million capital funding for projects that will enable them to add extra capacity where there is a pressing need to ensure there are enough places in their local area to absorb an increase in 16-19 learners. This investment will lead to providers being able to accommodate an extra 14,000 learners. We launched a bidding round for the funding on 18 May 2021. These post-16 education providers will be able to develop new high-quality flexible buildings and facilities, to ensure there will be sufficient places for 16-19 learners in their areas to gain the skills they need to progress and help the economy to grow.The 39 education providers which will benefit from post-16 capacity funding are:
Post-16 Education Provider
Local Authority
Aston University Engineering Academy
Birmingham
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Hampshire
Bedford College
Bedford
Bilborough Sixth Form College (Better Futures MAT)
Nottingham
Brokenhurst College
Hampshire
Christ the King Sixth Form
Lewisham
Cirencester College
Gloucestershire
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College (Potteries Educational Trust)
Stoke-on-Trent
City of Wolverhampton College
Wolverhampton
Dixons Sixth Form Academy (Dixons Academies Trust)
Bradford
Durham Sixth Form Centre
County Durham
East Kent College Group
Kent
Hereford Sixth Form College (Heart of Mercia Academy Trust)
Herefordshire
Hills Road Sixth Form College
Cambridgeshire
Huddersfield New College
Kirklees
Inspire Education Group
Peterborough
Itchen Sixth Form College
Southampton
Joseph Chamberlain 6th Form College
Birmingham
Kirklees College
Kirklees
Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridgeshire
Luminate Education Group
Leeds
Luton Sixth Form College
Luton
Milton Keynes College
Milton Keynes
New College Pontefract (New Wakefield Collaborative Learning Trust)
Wakefield
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Leeds
Peter Symonds College
Hampshire
Portsmouth College
Portsmouth
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Darlington
Ron Dearing University Technical College
Kingston upon Hull
Runshaw College
Lancashire
Sandwell College
Sandwell
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Wandsworth
St Vincent College (Lighthouse Learning Trust)
Hampshire
Suffolk New College
Suffolk
TEC Partnership
North Yorkshire
The Henley College
Oxfordshire
Woking College
Surrey
Wyke Sixth Form College
Kingston upon Hull
This investment should be seen in the wider context of our reforms to further education. The White Paper “Skills for Jobs Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth” sets out our vision of enabling everyone to get the high-quality skills employers need in a way that suits them. The reforms set out plans to transform technical education, boost UK productivity, build back better from the coronavirus pandemic, and create a more prosperous country for all.[1] Eligible education providers that could apply to this fund were: FE colleges, designated institutions, Sixth Form Colleges, 16-19 academies, including free schools, UTCs, Studio schools and Maths schools.[HCWS385]