What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for post-16 education in England?

Inside Your Ed

Inside Your Ed
What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for post-16 education in England?
Jul 21, 2026 Episode 110

So here we are, with a new Prime Minister in place two years on from the General Election.

In my last podcast, we had two expert guests join us to explore what an Andy Burnham premiership might mean for schools in England.

In this episode, I have brought together two policy experts to help us take a look at what could happen in post-16 education, consisting of universities, colleges, apprenticeship providers and many other organisations. 

So, will universities be top or bottom of the priority list for Andy Burnham and his new team of ministers? What might devolution and Manchesterism mean for colleges and other education providers across the country? And are the recent debates over student loans and cuts to apprenticeship funding likely to continue or fade away under this new administration? 

My guests are Julian Gravatt OBE, Deputy Chief Executive at the Association of Colleges, and Professor Diana Beech, Director of the Finsbury Institute at City St George's, part of the University of London.

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