The Department for Education has recently highlighted that many school buildings have “serious structural issues”, and that this was a key risk for the department. We examine the issue

Polgate School classroom, credit Wernick

The use of offsite modular technology will help deliver the government's ten-year school rebuilding programme, as well as meet the UK’s net-zero target. The MPBA's Jackie Maginnis explains how

Cherry Hinton school Cambridge - credit Daniel Shearing

Are you involved in a new school building project? Irena Barker investigates the best approach to create exceptional results

The government, local authorities and developers need to make a concerted effort to work collaboratively to meet pupil place demand, according to a report from Scape Group

The government has published new guidance that will help local authorities to negotiate what funding and land is required from housing developers for new schools and school expansions.

New research has revealed that an additional 12,835 school classrooms will be needed in England by 2021/2022 in order to meet rising demand.

Brampton Academy. Photo credit Wernick

Modular schools are helping to resolve many of the problems encountered by the education sector, such as the need to meet growing pupil places quickly and with minimal disruption

The new funding kicks in from 2021 when the current school building programme ends, and will benefit around 50,000 pupils.

With research showing that 70 per cent of state-funded schools in England are not ‘fit for purpose’, Education Business examines the extent of the problem and what is being done to address it

Research by Tes and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has found that 70 per cent of schools are not 'fit for purpose'.

The funding will support some 41 projects across 16 local authorities and create an additional 2818 school and childcare places for Welsh medium learners.

Kingsgate Primary School. Credit Tim Crocker

The National RIBA Awards celebrate architectural excellence across the UK, and this year, several educational buildings were selected. Education Business takes a look at the winning schools

We look at newly announced measures to increase the number of good school places, including a new wave of Free School applications and support and funding to expand good grammar and faith schools

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