Why is it that Scotland and Wales can continue the schools building programme, but its cancelled in England?
There has been much coverage of this in the media with disappointed Teachers and parents bemoaning the requirement for them to carry on the situation of trying to inspire children to good educational achievement in tatty, run down accommodation that is a long way from being fit for purpose.
Another concern is the health risks from the unrefurbished schools. Almost all the schools concerned were built before 1975, when the use of asbestos was at its height. It is estimated that 86 per cent of these schools contain asbestos. As the school gets older and falls more into disrepair, the likelihood of asbestos exposure grows.
In the last 30 years the number of school staff diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fatal disease caused only by asbestos exposure, has trebled; clear evidence that this is a growing epidemic. There is also clear and worrying evidence to show that children in schools containing asbestos are five times as likely as teachers to contract asbestos related illnesses, due to the extra period of latency from being exposed to asbestos earlier in life.
See here for the link to the schools that have had their building plans scrapped.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2010/jul/05/building-schools-for-the-future-michael-gove
Feel free to put your own links up here.
In the Midlands, Police stations are also to close.
If you are worried about asbestos in your home, please contact your council.
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3 Responses to “Cancellation of the school building programme – Why just England?”
karen
1 year ago
this is really not on with what the government giving out grants in one hand and then taking them back in another.children ’s education will suffer through this
rob de horsey
1 year ago
Because it was an England only programme…? Scotland and Wales never had BSF in the first place.
karen
1 year ago
so why did we …crazy really