In this submission to HM Treasury, we demonstrate why a diverse higher education sector is vital to the government’s key missions and how spending reforms and further investment will enable it to thrive. To that end, we address key funding concerns and offer recommendations that will ensure vocational, technical and specialist providers can continue to contribute effectively to the social, economic, and financial needs of the UK.
A diverse and distinctive higher education sector will deliver the 5 missions and protect student choice
The proposals we made in our submission to the Autumn Budget Spending Review took a balanced approach between costed and cost-neutral options. These were designed to enable institutions to help themselves whilst being supported by the government to ensure the HE system is working effectively for the UK. We have also submitted evidence-based proposals to the Department for Education on their HE reform priorities that are, for the most part, cost- neutral.
Building on these submissions, we highlight investment opportunities to increase institutional funding; to improve the areas that matter most to our members; and to secure the diversity of our sector. These proposals will support the government’s ambitions for the next five years and beyond.