The next government should increase funding for sixth-formers by at least £710 per student, college leaders have demanded.
The uplift would see funding for 16-19-year-olds keep pace with inflation, deliver teacher pay awards, and pay for non-qualification time like employment and mental health support.
Estimates by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) show a funding rise at this level would cost the government an extra £135 million per year just for students in sixth-form colleges and 16-19 academies. It would see average per-student funding for sixth-formers rise from £5,760 to £6,470.
The figures come from research organisation London Economics, which was commissioned by SFCA to model the costs of per-student funding increases.
