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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Adams Education editor

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Union raises concern over funds for school building repairs in england - What They Never Told You

A school building awaiting demolition
A school building awaiting demolition. The NASUWT union said the latest budget had cut the DfE’s capital expenditure limits by £400m. Photograph: Malcolm Brice/Alamy

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.

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