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Neglected schools need repair
00:00 23 Mar 1995
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A survey of the state of schools in England and Wales has found
that more than a quarter of them are in desperate need of
construction work to put right the crumbling buildings and leaking
roofs.
The study - carried out by the National Union of Teachers - found that many schools have been forced to close part of their buildings because of the problem.
In 1991, the National Audit Office put the cost of bringing school buildings up to agreed standards at œ2 billion, but the NUT now says that figure is much higher.
NUT general secretary Doug McEvoy said: 'It is up to the Government to draw up a plan for the repair and maintenance to end the present scandal of crumbling schools - years of neglect mean the cost of repair has escalated from the œ2 billion mark.'
The study - carried out by the National Union of Teachers - found that many schools have been forced to close part of their buildings because of the problem.
In 1991, the National Audit Office put the cost of bringing school buildings up to agreed standards at œ2 billion, but the NUT now says that figure is much higher.
NUT general secretary Doug McEvoy said: 'It is up to the Government to draw up a plan for the repair and maintenance to end the present scandal of crumbling schools - years of neglect mean the cost of repair has escalated from the œ2 billion mark.'
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