This episode reflects on the 2026 Autumn Budget – the first fiscal event of Andy Burnham’s premiership – and what it means for education and skills.
Edge Executive Director Olly Newton is joined by Simon Ashworth, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers and Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges. We ask what their general impressions of the Budget were and if there any measures that stood out. We also want to know what wasn't in the Budget that they thought should have been in.