Ministers are being urged to stump up emergency funding for colleges so that staff pay can be increased in the face of a cost-of-living and recruitment crisis.
The Department for Education is also being asked to review policies to reduce financial risks – including by being lenient when it comes to funding clawbacks, offering an income “guarantee”, and increasing funding rates for adult education courses.
Association of Colleges boss David Hughes laid out the demands in a letter to education secretary Nadhim Zahawi today.
