Union raises concern over funds for school building repairs in England

NASUWT says there should be more money for school buildings, not less, amid fears some could collapse

School leaders in England are concerned that the government is cutting back on school building refurbishment and repairs despite the Department for Education's recent disclosure that there was a critical - very likely" risk of buildings collapsing.

The NASUWT union said the budget this week had cut the DfE's capital expenditure limits by 400m, from 6.3bn allocated in last November's autumn statement to 5.9bn.