Education Secretary comment on Spending Review

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said:

“This is the best real terms settlement for education in more than 10 years and provides the Department with £76bn to take forward the Government’s commitment to levelling up education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background.

“This money will allow us to change the lives of young people by increasing the core schools budget by £2.2bn – equivalent to a minimum of £5,150 per secondary pupil and £4,000 per primary pupil, rebuilding 500 schools over the next ten years, investing £291m in further education to help young people get the skills they and the country need, and much more.

“It also means we carry on delivering on our £1bn catch up package, including £350m to extend the success of the recently launched National Tutoring Programme for another year and make sure a pupil’s circumstances aren’t a barrier to getting the support they need to unlock their potential.”