Further Education (FE) is the largest education sector in England, with around 4 million students attending courses each year.

While it is often used as a catch-all phrase for education post-16, it actually describes a specific group of colleges tertiary, sixth form, agricultural and horticultural, art, design and performing arts, and some others that offer a range of academic and vocational courses, predominantly to 16-19 year olds, but also to those already in employment and other adult learners.

It does not include degrees (higher education) or school sixth forms (secondary education).
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