Education

We're delivering a new University campus and Institute of Technology to ensure young people have the skills needed for the 21st century; with schools supported to drive up aspiration.

We need to spread opportunity to unleash the potential of Burnley and Padiham. And that’s why I'm working to turn our borough into a North West leader in technology education.

  • Our community became great on cutting edge technology. We need to restore this focus. And make Burnley an Educational Improvement Zone.
  • Burnley College has taken leaps forward by becoming part of a new Institute of Technology. One of only 12 nationally.
  • UCLan is expanding higher education in the borough, offering thousands more places to feed in skills to the new National Cyber Force in the Ribble Valley.

News

Further Expansion at Burnley College given Green Light.

Burnley College has been given the green light to expand its education campus on Princess Way with a new 20,450 sq ft industrial hub and three educational buildings on six acres of land along the River Calder. The expansion site is adjacent to the college’s current campus on Princess Way, sitting j

Exciting times as Burnley College Expands Opportunities available says Antony

  Whether in Parliament, or in the borough, Antony is working night and day to make sure that opportunities are expanded across the whole of Burnley and Padiham. "I was delighted that Burnley College, who already do so much to provide world-class skills for our young people, have been succes

Prime Minister Confirms Burnley College to become Institute of Technology

Antony Higginbotham MP speaks in PMQ’s about the importance of education in level up Burnley and Padiham. This comes at a time when Burnley College is seeing significant expansion through further Government investment and a successful proposal to become an Institute of Technology. Burnley and Pad

Antony Higginbotham MP welcomes new Turing Scheme for Burnley students.

Schools, colleges and universities can now apply for funding to allow students to study and work across the world as part of the Government’s new Turing Scheme. Replacing the UK’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme, the £110 million scheme will fund opportunities for around 35,000 students acr

16,766 new laptops and tablets for disadvantaged students across Lancashire.

Lancashire County Council has now received 16,766 laptops and tablets to help support disadvantaged children and young people while they learn at home. More than 1 million laptops and tablets have now been delivered, with more on the way.  Antony Higginbotham MP has welcomed the announcement

Antony unveils Winners of Christmas Card Competition

Two school children win Antony Higginbotham’s Christmas Card competition. Jay Jay, a year 9 pupil at Coal Clough Academy and Maisey, a year 6 pupil at Wellfield Methodist Anglican Primary School have both won the competition Antony Higginbotham has unveiled the winning designs for his official Ch