All Education and healthcare articles – Page 61
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School building programmes: Figure it out
Michael has £2bn of PFI money for capital spending on schools. But he also has to update the school estate and provide extra pupil places. How much more money will he need? And - for extra marks - where will it come from? Sarah Richardson works out some possible answersܯ
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Setting the bar high
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if ‘standardisation’ means ‘best practice’ and we consider the individual needs of the school
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Balfour Beatty wins £14.3m schools contract
Contracts for two schools in Stevenage fall within Hertfordshire BSF programme
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Bouygues UK bags £61.5m Tower Hamlets BSF job
Financial close on third wave of borough’s schools brings total number redeveloped to 14
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British Council for School Environments appoints new boss
Nusrat Faizullah will take over from Ty Goddard
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RIBA launches competition to redevelop £13m college
Winning design team will redevelop Bird College in Sidcup
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PfS director joins Byles venture
Harry Scarff leaves for Cornerstone as £2bn of PFI schools schemes announced
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Restarting work on Universities: Any news is good news
Financial uncertainty can dampen any spending mood. But now the government has set funding and raised tuition fees, UK universities are getting on with attracting students – which means restarting schemes put on hold during the recession.
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Unite pushes on with student dorm schemes
Developer posts 67% increse in profit as it announces plans for 4,000 student rooms in London
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Rafael Vinoly breaks ground at Oxford labs
Mathematical Institute will be the main academic centre for 900 undergrads
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Government backs down on free schools planning
Consultation rejects proposed planning free for all for new schools
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Top of the class: Passivhaus school design
A primary school in Exeter won’t win any architectural awards, but is earning gold stars in zero-carbon and Passivhaus design. Thomas Lane swots up on how to deliver a low-energy building on a budget
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BDP blames Galliford Try and DL for academy fiasco
Consultant hits back at education department’s High Court claim over flagship Westminster project
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Birmingham University reveals £175m campus plans
The University of Birmingham has announced plans for a £175m makeover of its Edgbaston campus.
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Bam lands £13m college contract in Staffordshire
Firm will construct new facilities for Stafford College after fire destroyed workshops
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Poor ventilation blamed as BDP court case hots up
Education department cites temperatures of 30ºC and cost overruns in £3m case against consultant
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's Education White Paper now available
The comprehensive guide to the education market is now available to buy for only £299
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Morgan Sindall bags place on £150m schools framework
Framework is part of South Lanarkshire Council’s schools modernisation programme
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Willmott Dixon bags £61m university contract
Firm will build new art and design facility for Birmingham City University
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Kier inks deal on £28m schools jobs
Three contracts come under the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future programme