Could further education colleges get involved with university mergers? It might help meet Keir Starmer’s education goals

By Chris Millward, Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham

The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also provide a model for the prime minister’s vision for post-compulsory education, outlined recently at the Labour party conference.

Keir Starmer wants two-thirds of young people to enter higher or technical education…

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