Sixth form colleges are calling for action to end what it calls “substantial inequalities” in student funding.
The median funding per learner in an academy with key stage 4, according to Department for Education data, is £7,880 – whereas the median for sixth form college students is £4,601.
The Sixth Form Colleges’ Association (SFCA) also says that their members have to spend VAT on goods and services, unlike schools and academies, costing them an estimated £30 million a year.
The SFCA has published a white paper which sets out recommendations to end what it calls funding anomalies. The publication coincides with the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sixth Form Colleges which is to be chaired by Kelvin Hopkins MP and will look into the funding issue.
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