30/10/2025 - 01:28
In the wake of the Raac crisis, the DfE spent £5 million on research into the condition of school buildings, which is due to conclude in spring 2026.
30/10/2025 - 01:09
Malmesbury Primary School in Wiltshire has submitted plans for a major expansion, funded by entrepreneur James Dyson.
20/06/2025 - 10:29
The government has published a 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, designed to address the maintenance backlog in schools, colleges, hospitals and courts.
15/05/2025 - 09:55
The government has allocated more than £630 million to public buildings to upgrade their energy measures, such as heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and double glazing.
08/05/2025 - 10:19
A survey conducted by Baxi found that although enthusiasm for net zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is high, barriers to implementation persist.
15/04/2025 - 09:51
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled the first schools to benefit from the new Greener Schools pilot, which will enable schools to spend less on their energy bills and more on children’s education.
24/03/2025 - 10:46
First minister John Swinney will announce £25 million investment for local authorities to invest in the renewing play parks across Scotland.
21/03/2025 - 09:37
Great British Energy’s first project could see each school saving around £25,000 each year.
28/02/2025 - 10:06
There are now 1,407 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints outside schools and colleges across the UK, thanks to £3 million from the government’s Workplace Charing Scheme (WCS).
17/01/2025 - 10:06
A partnership between Net Zero Buildings and Points4Plan, an app to support schools’ sustainability efforts for their 2025 Climate Action Plan, can support schools with the move towards a net zero education estate.
15/01/2025 - 09:27
The Welsh government has invested over £20 million towards helping universities cut down on their emissions.
19/12/2024 - 09:32
Thanks to £53.4 million investment from the Scottish government, first minister John Swinney has opened two new schools in Dunfermline, Fife.
06/11/2024 - 09:54
Essex County Council has opened a new net zero building, Limebrook Primary School, and pupils are settling in for the new term.
28/10/2024 - 10:48
The government has pledged £1.4 billion ahead of the autumn Budget to meet a target of rebuilding 50 schools in England a year.
10/07/2024 - 11:14
Oxfordshire County Council has extended its commitment to improving air quality across the county’s school estate with the addition of six new air quality monitors.
