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12/02/2004
Secondary schools to benefit from £5bn refurbishment package
Every secondary school in England and Wales will be upgraded as part of a £5 billion programme announced by the Prime Minister today.
In a speech at the Capital City Academy in London, Mr Blair said that just over £5 billion a year would be spent on rebuilding and refurbishing schools by 2005-6.
The first wave will see over £2 billion of the funding spent in 19 local authorities through the 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. The schools will be built on modern designs by "accomplished architects".
Under the plan, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) will be asked to match the investment from the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) fund with the need for reform. Every local authority will be invited to consider the scope for independent academies in their area. The new academies will be funded directly from the BSF investment.
Academies are schools run on independent lines, but forge strong partnerships with the community. They are targeted on areas where, for whatever reason, traditional school management has not succeeded.
"Through the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme... we intend to build such schools nationwide. Every school up to a good standard, and very many of the exemplary quality we see today," said Mr Blair.
"Where the challenge is greatest, reform must be boldest - and academies embody that principle."
(gmcg)
In a speech at the Capital City Academy in London, Mr Blair said that just over £5 billion a year would be spent on rebuilding and refurbishing schools by 2005-6.
The first wave will see over £2 billion of the funding spent in 19 local authorities through the 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. The schools will be built on modern designs by "accomplished architects".
Under the plan, Local Education Authorities (LEAs) will be asked to match the investment from the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) fund with the need for reform. Every local authority will be invited to consider the scope for independent academies in their area. The new academies will be funded directly from the BSF investment.
Academies are schools run on independent lines, but forge strong partnerships with the community. They are targeted on areas where, for whatever reason, traditional school management has not succeeded.
"Through the 'Building Schools for the Future' programme... we intend to build such schools nationwide. Every school up to a good standard, and very many of the exemplary quality we see today," said Mr Blair.
"Where the challenge is greatest, reform must be boldest - and academies embody that principle."
(gmcg)
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