Barry Sheerman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2015-11-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether sixth form colleges participating in the first wave of area reviews will be able to apply for academy status.

Nick Boles

Sixth form colleges participating in the first wave of area reviews will be able to apply for academy status.

The Joint Area Review Delivery Unit will work with sixth form colleges in the first wave of reviews to ensure that they have the opportunity to apply as part of the review in their area, and to prepare applications in advance of the publication of detailed criteria in February 2016.