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Government earmarks school building billions

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The government has fleshed out how it plans to spend the £6bn that it has budgeted for school building work in England in the years ahead.

Approximately £2bn will be invested in rebuilding or refurbishing buildings at 277 schools across England under the second phase of the priority school building programme.

The first phase provided new or improved facilities for 260 schools. As of 26th January 2015, only 16 school buildings are open yet, 55 are under construction and the remaining projects are still in the development or planning stages. In May 2014 the government announced a further £2bn for the second phase of the programme.

In addition to this programme, a further £4bn will be allocated between 2015 and 2018 to schools, local authorities, academy trusts, and voluntary-aided partnerships to help them improve their school buildings. The intention is that this money will be targeted where it is needed most according to the size and condition of schools and enable education authorities to plan works properly.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan said: “We’re making sure, for the first time, that every local area can benefit from more funding certainty, so that local councils, academy trusts and voluntary-aided partnerships can plan ahead and make the right investment decisions that will deliver the best possible value for their schools.”

 

 

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