Dec 26, 2022, Yorkshire Post: Education leaders hail 'much needed' boost with 39 schools in Yorkshire to be rebuilt https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/education-leaders-hail-much-needed-boost-with-39-schools-in-yorkshire-to-be-rebuilt-3965385
Earlier this month the Department for Education (DfE) announced the details of its capital schools funding, with hundreds of millions in additional funding for the region.
Some 39 more school settings are to see renovation projects across Yorkshire, including 11 in Calderdale, five in Leeds and four
in Wakefield, on top of 21 already announced.
There were also promises over raised budgets for the next academic year totalling £360m, with extra support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs. Now, as school leaders take stock over the impact of change, those promised a rebuild say this has long been a major priority.
Leeds' Oulton Academy, formerly Royds Academy, is part of Falcon Education Academies Trust. Chief executive Anne-Marie Holdsworth said the funding was "much needed". …
"It is the best Christmas present possible," she said, adding that better buildings held the power to transform children's education. "We have already carried out a lot of work for the feasibility study to determine the scope of works and can’t wait to get the work started.”
Key pledges announced by the DfE this month included an increase of £268m for Yorkshire's mainstream schools for 2023-24, bringing budgets to £4.47bn. For pupils with special educational needs and disabilities funding support would rise by £92m [$11M], while pupil premium will increase five per cent to support the educational outcomes of disadvantaged pupils….
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