schools funding Archives - South Glos Post

Photo of a group of people in hard hats standing in front of an excavator.

Tuesday 7th May 2024 SH (Editor)

Construction under way and funding agreed to deliver new Lyde Green schools

Work to deliver new primary and secondary schools in Lyde Green is under way after the final funding agreements and contracts were signed to deliver the new facilities in time for the start of the 2026/27 academic year. The 420-place primary school will be run by the Castle School Education Trust and the 900-place, 11-16 secondary school will be run by the Olympus Academy Trust.

Photo of a heating thermostat set to zero.

Tuesday 5th December 2023 Adam Postans (LDRS)

South Gloucestershire schools can’t afford to turn classroom heating on

Children are having to wear coats during lessons because schools in South Gloucestershire are so cash-strapped they cannot afford to turn the heating up. Headteachers say the financial situation has hit crisis point because the district is the worst-funded of all 151 education authorities in the country. Both council-maintained and academy schools are affected.