Councils take the lead on school-based nurseries Headteachers urge authorities to 'work closely' with schools following government rule change
End of PFI contracts ‘could cost schools £4bn’ Experts warn the ‘scale is huge and stakes are very high’ as scores of contracts due to end
£13.8bn school building maintenance backlog revealed Unions say the government must ‘go further and faster’ in making school buildings fit for purpose
Competition watchdog opens ‘suspected bid-rigging’ probe into school repair contracts CMA says it has ‘reason to suspect’ companies ‘illegally colluded to rig bids to secure contracts’
LocatED: £40k bonus for DfE’s property company boss Latest accounts show £210k-a-year CEO received the bonus in performance-related pay in 2023-24
Capital cost-cutters save £8m – but what next? The future of the capital advisers’ programme looks in doubt
DfE defunds school maintenance projects over ‘irregularities’ Department won’t say how many or which schools are affected
Repeated review of new special school buildings irks councils DfE official says new government is ‘working through urgent decisions and taking time to understand those’
‘High bar’ for new estates improvement notices, says official Senior civil servant issues clarification amid fears over new grounds for a notice to improve