School buildings

‘Build up’ school scheme shelved (but £180k spent)

Ambitious project earmarked for London school on hiatus due to planning requirements and market conditions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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DfE property firm’s boss got £30k bonus, despite missed value-for-money target

The boss of the Department for Education’s property company received a £30,000 bonus last year, despite the organisation missing...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Empty free school sites will be rented to property guardians

Empty buildings snapped up for future free schools will be rented out as housing for young professionals. Company accounts...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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LocatEd expands remit to include ‘site optimisation’

A company set up by the government to find and buy sites for the free schools programme will now...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE property company considers onsite housing for teachers

The government-backed company tasked with buying sites for new schools is looking at providing housing for teachers in new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker