Question follow-through · 106708

Further Education and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of industry specialists within further education colleges to provide masterclasses, staff training and professional development; and whether funding is ava

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of industry specialists within further education colleges to provide masterclasses, staff training and professional development; and whether funding is ava

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    As part of the Construction Skills package the department announced that areas with Local Skills Improvement Plans would benefit from £20 million to form partnerships between further education (FE) providers and construction employers, helping boost the n...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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