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Mission accepted: the role of colleges across the government’s five missions

The new government has committed to being mission led; this formed a central theme across their 2024 election manifesto and has been reaffirmed following their election win. At the heart of this approach are five key missions which operate as guiding stars to inform policy making and funding decisions.

Colleges across the country have a key role to play in all five missions.

Mission accepted: the role of colleges across the government's five missions

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Mission one: kickstart economic growth

to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 – with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

Click here to find out about how colleges are delivering on this mission

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Mission two: make Britain a clean energy superpower

to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero.

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Mission three: take back our streets

by halving serious violent crime and raising confidence in the police and criminal justice system to its highest levels.

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Mission four: break down barriers to opportunity

by reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain.

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Mission five: build an NHS fit for the future

that is there when people need it, with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers, in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

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