The Adult Education Budget funds help provide people with the skills they need to enter the labour market, progress in work or for other learning. [1]
The Department for Education is planning to devolve the budget from the Education and Skills Funding Agency to the Greater London Authority (GLA). [2]
The London Assembly is being formally consulted on the devolution proposal. In late March 2018, the secretary of state will confirm whether they are content to proceed with the devolution agreement.
how the GLA will manage this budget, the objectives and priorities for the allocation of the funding any risks and opportunities that might arise for the adult education sector and for Londoners
At a meeting of the Education Panel tomorrow, the practical implications of the devolution of the Adult Education Budget to the GLA will be discussed including:
- how the GLA will manage this budget, the objectives and priorities for the allocation of the funding
- any risks and opportunities that might arise for the adult education sector and for Londoners
The guests are:
- Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
- Colin Stanbridge, CEO, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry " Arinola Edeh, Principal and Head of Service, Westminster Adult Education Service
- Gerry McDonald, Principal, New City College
- Andrew Gower, Principal, Morley College
- Maria Thompson, Principal, Havering College of F&HE
The meeting will take place on Thursday 8 February at 2:30pm in Committee Room 5 at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast
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Notes to editors
1. Department for Education, Adult education budget funding and performance management rules for the 2016 to 2017 funding year (1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017)
2. Devolution to the GLA is planned for August 2019 for the start of the 2019/20 academic year.
3. Jennette Arnold OBE, Chair of the Education Panel is available for interview. See contact details below
4. London Assembly Education Panel
5. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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