When was bsf scrapped

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Already subscribed? Log in. Forgotten your password? Want an ad-free experience? Nusrat Faizullah, chief executive of the British Council for School Environments, an education charity, said it was vital to evaluate the success of building projects to make future decisions about renovating schools.

Is this government anxious about giving credit to new or refurbished schools funded by the last government? This should be about what works for our communities, not about political point scoring. More than school building projects were cancelled when BSF was scrapped. In May, the DfE announced that schools had made successful bids under the coalition's privately financed Priority School Building Programme. This is fewer than half of the number that applied for rebuilds. The government has commissioned a survey of the school estate which will detail the condition of every school in England by next autumn.

There is widespread concern among headteachers that the country's classrooms are not fit for purpose, with complaints of overcrowding, leaking ceilings and poor ventilation. A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "Our priority is to deliver robust standards and high quality teaching to all pupils. As well as launching the Priority Schools Building Programme we are providing extra capital investment to support the provision of new school places and meet essential maintenance needs.

Jeff Crowe, Alfreton, Derbyshire. The fundamental question is why hasn't there been a proper planned maintenance programme of works on our schools, as prudent managers would? Do private schools go through complete rebuilds? Not very often I suspect. Replace the managers responsible for this mess now. Spread the spend evenly so the expenditure is not so onerous - for the sake of future generations not the necks of Government ministers!

Will Hart, Meriden. If the BSF project does not got ahead it will be a travesty. This government has no intention of supporting our young people and this decision not to go ahead with this school building project is the first u-turn on their election pledges not to touch education.

Dave Womble, Coventry. In pictures: Regenerating England's schools. School rebuilds 'over-optimistic'. Could cuts halt school buildings transformation? Home - Department for Education. Partnerships for Schools. Some schools have been revamped, others entirely rebuilt.

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