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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. It was answered by Josh MacAlister (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Technical Excellence Colleges: Lincolnshire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Technical Excellence Colleges are planned to be in Lincolnshire.

Answer

As part of its mission to break down barriers to opportunity, this government is transforming further education colleges into specialist technical excellence colleges (TECs), working with a wide range of skills partners to provide young people and adults with better opportunities and the highly trained workforce that local economies need.

We have already launched ten new construction TECs, backed by £120 million, and are now expanding the TEC programme to a further four high growth sectors in defence, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and digital and technologies.

Applications for all four sectors are now live and will close on 16 February 2026.

Exact locations are yet to be determined, and colleges will be appointed through a fair and transparent application process. Successful TECs will be appointed from April 2026.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99697
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Lincolnshire Technical excellence colleges
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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