Consultation on prioritising schools in rebuilding scheme
The Department for Education is launching a consultation to gather views on how to prioritise schools for the remainder of the school rebuilding programme.
The announcement comes as the next 50 schools have been confirmed for the programme.
The school rebuilding programme aims to rebuild or refurbish the schools in the worst condition to create modern education environments, providing new facilities from classrooms and science labs, to sports halls and dining rooms. The new school buildings will also be net-zero carbon in operation, helping meet the Government’s net zero target.
The promise of a consultation was announced earlier this year, and comes following calls for transparency over how the first schools were selected.
The 50 new projects build on the existing programme, bringing the total number of schools being upgraded to 100. The School Rebuilding Programme is due to deliver 500 rebuilding projects over the next decade. The schools included in this round include primary, secondary and special and alternative provision schools. The most advanced projects from the first round of the programme will begin construction in autumn 2021.
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