All schools articles
-
Comment
We urgently need to invest in our state school buildings. It鈥檚 already too late鈥
The disparity in terms of investment in England鈥檚 independent and state school buildings is huge, getting bigger and unacceptable, writes Jerry Tate聽
-
News
The RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
-
News
Government tells schools to close all buildings containing problem concrete
Report in June found lightweight聽reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete聽could be present in more than 500 schools
-
News
Architect behind two closed Caledonian schools left projects over concerns with firm鈥檚 approach
Practices HLM and Stride Treglown behind trio of shuttered schools break silence as government launches investigation into collapsed contractor
-
News
Government orders modular school to close over structural safety fears
Essex school built by collapsed firm Caledonian Modular in 2020
-
Features
How do we fix England鈥檚 crumbling school estate?
黑洞社区 has been writing about concerns about the conditions of schools long before the RAAC crisis hit the spotlight. Here we republish a piece we published on the need for refurbishment back in July.
-
News
Government spending less than half the money it says is needed to keep schools safe
Just 24 contracts awarded under programme to rebuild or refurbish 500 schools announced three years ago, NAO report finds
-
News
Unions demand action from the government on school collapse 鈥渆mergency鈥
Report last year revealed some school blocks were found to be at a 鈥渃ritical鈥 state of disrepair
-
News
Ministers accused of withholding data on England鈥檚 crumbling school estate
Labour to force release of survey in parliament聽
-
News
Former schoolbuilding boss appointed to oversee MoD infrastructure
Mike Green moves on after decade at DfE
-
Features
Rethinking Design: how to prepare schools for the next pandemic
Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the coronavirus, Jordan Marshall reports on how architects are trying to future-proof school buildings while聽making new-builds net zero
-
News
Schools three times more likely to be a high fire risk, study finds
Insurer Zurich calls for sprinklers to be made mandatory in England
-
Features
How are university capital budgets holding up in the face of covid?
Covid-19 and the government鈥檚 exam grading fiasco have combined to leave universities in a deep administrative and financial hole. Jordan Marshall asks industry experts what the sector needs to do
-
News
Tonic for Kier as firm chalks up 拢170m of school wins
Wins a boost for firm which warned earlier this month about rising debt
-
Features
Higher power: how is the universities sector shaping up?
The universities and higher education sector is as vulnerable as any to fluctuating demand 鈥 but it still has billions every year to spend on its buildings
-
Features
鈥楧ifferent doesn鈥檛 scare me鈥: Mary Pierre-Harvey has big plans for Oxford Brookes
The UK鈥檚 first black female director of estates at a large UK university talks to 黑洞社区
-
Features
Smart building: What makes UCL's Student Centre so special?
University College London鈥檚 new Student Centre is innovative, diverse, digitally enabled and focused on sustainability 鈥 just like its users.
-
News
More than 400 high-rise towers still have ACM cladding
Government research shows remedial plans for dozens of buildings 鈥榬emain unclear鈥