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CommentLib Dems pick a row over education
Passions run high at the Lib Dem conference in Liverpool as they debate free schools and the 鈥檔ew鈥� academies
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NewsTen councils served notices for asbestos failures in schools
Ten councils have been told to improve their asbestos management or face the legal consequences
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Carillion to aid its axed students
Carillion has found work placements for all but three of the students who were left in the lurch after the firm decided to cancel its sponsorship scheme
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NewsZaha's class act: Evelyn Grace Academy
Pupils move into architect鈥檚 first completed project in England
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Fast-track schools trial to use academies framework
Fifteen qualified contractors hope list will be preferred route for future government spending
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NewsFast-track schools trial to use academies framework
Fifteen qualified contractors hope list will be preferred route for future government spending
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NewsJestico + Whiles wins planning for Hackney Catholic school building
BSF project will unite split-site Cardinal Pole school in one location
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NewsRavensbourne College opens its new building at Greenwich
Foreign Office Architects鈥� new building for the design college sits opposite the O2 Arena
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FeaturesPracticalities of free schools: Schools for scavengers
According to the secretary of state for education, pretty much any old building can be turned into a classroom. But is that actually true? Thomas Lane did some research
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CommentFreedom fighter: Toby Young interview
Author Toby Young is one of the first parents to try to found a free school - partly, it seems, in an effort to alienate as many architects as possible. Emily Wright asked him why
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FeaturesWhat does it cost to do up a school?
It鈥檚 become clear that most schools are going to have to carry on in the buildings they鈥檝e got. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon looks at what it will cost to make them function better
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CommentWhy I'm convinced by free schools: Free-range children
Now the dead hand of central government has been prised from our throats, we can build schools in a way that is excitingly new - and strangely old-fashioned
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FeaturesCost of school refurbishment: case study
They might not have the glamour of new-build, but refurbishments, such as this one at Castle Hill school in Kent, have their wow factor too - nowhere more so than on price. Ike Ijeh sums it up
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CommentInternational schools market: If you build it, they will buy it
If you want to carry on building schools for the future, develop a cheaper product that you can sell to poorer countries that are desperate for decent classrooms
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FeaturesAssessing the coalition's education strategy
The coalition has been impressively quick to burn down the old regime鈥檚 cherished BSF programme, but what exactly is it planning to put in its place? Well, after six months we are in a position to reach some preliminary conclusions, so Sarah Richardson takes us through the story so far, ...
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FeaturesFirst-term report for Michael Andrew Gove
Note on the curriculumDuring his first six months with us, Michael has embarked on his major project for the year: the cancellation of 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future, and the replacement of it - or at least parts of it - with an alternative programme of school renewal.Accuracy of workUnfortunately, ...
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CommentBSF exclusivity agreements: More punishment to come
Companies whose schemes escaped the 黑洞社区 Schools for the Future cull should not bank on their exclusivity arrangements continuing unscathed
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FeaturesStudents tackle death in hospitals
A hospice for advanced progressively ill children in Weimar wins Architects for Health student awards
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Simon Lucas: How construction can win work on free schools
EC Harris鈥� head of schools will be speaking at Remodelling Education Spaces taking place on 13-14 September in Manchester
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NewsBDP unveils 拢51m Glasgow college
Anniesland College is officially opened by Scotland鈥檚 first minister