Many councils are looking at innovative solutions to provide extra pupil places, with some opening new primaries in police stations and church halls, and one school opening a playground on a roof top. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Heads say they are facing big practical pressures in the next five years - hundreds of thousands of extra pupils needing places, fears of a shortage of teachers and head teachers, and worries about over-stretched budgets. (bbc.co.uk)
Council leaders are warning that primary schools in England could be pushed to breaking point by the cost of creating places for extra pupils. (bbc.co.uk)