Sentences with phrase «new school building»

The district already has agreed to let charters operate in a handful of new schools built with such bonds.

The government should be cautious about relying on private money to fund new school building projects, a committee of MPs has warned.

While new school buildings have been designed with better fire safety regulations, many older buildings need further development.

I was used to looking at new school buildings arranged around an imposing three - story red - brick main building.

A flexible approach The second key priority area for reform relates to allowing a more flexible approach to the design of new school buildings.

Peace also highlighted the urgent maintenance needs of schools and lack of funding for new school buildings during Napthine's term of government.

Figures show the proportion of new schools built with sprinklers had dropped from about 70 per cent a decade ago to a third last year — and overall, in England and Wales, just five per cent of schools have sprinklers.

Former Education Secretary Michael Gove slammed spending # 40m on new school buildings and said free schools would be built for a lot less.

Pupils across the country have enjoyed a fresh start for 2016 as they returned to state ‑ of ‑ the ‑ art new school buildings funded through the government's flagship rebuilding programme at the start of January.

Pupils across the country have enjoyed a fresh start for 2016 as they returned to state - of - the - art new school buildings funded through the government's flagship rebuilding programme at the start of January.

Although it responded to NUT and FBU protests by claiming that it was still consulting, its proposed replacement Building Bulletin set out the government's intention: «The Building Regulations do not require the installation of fire sprinkler suppression systems in school buildings for life safety and therefore [guidelines] no longer include an expectation that most new school buildings will be fitted with them.»

For example, a fire broke out in a school in Clarkston, Scotland, a country that has been required to install sprinkler systems in new school builds since 2016.

Richard Lee Primary School head teacher Carol Brammer said: «Our long awaited new school building gives us a great place for our children to learn and for teachers to teach.

Richard Lee Primary School Headteacher Carol Brammer said: «Our long awaited new school building gives us a great place for our children to learn and for teachers to teach.

Aside from its stripped - down, no - frills décor (think of a Chipotle without the burritos), the lower level of Carpe Diem's brand new school building on North Meridian Street in Indianapolis looks like you'd expect a school to look: There are a handful of classrooms where teachers lead small groups of students in projects.

Seven new school buildings planned for Coventry in the Midlands are expected follow the guidelines.

He also found no evidence supporting the idea that building new school buildings leads to better teaching and learning; he questioned the priority of spending billions on new construction rather than spending more on classroom learning.

Old and new school building designs can be memorable and stimulating by possessing a meaningful sense of place, yet many are depressing and forgettable.

And just look at what they've done in their first few weeks — hiked VAT to 20 %, slashed Tax Credits, frozen Child Benefit, threatened Winter Fuel Payments, axed new school buildings.

With three new schools built over the last several years, it's a group that's considered very effective Downtown and it couldn't have achieved what it has without Silver, many residents say.

Section 106 monies can be ring fenced and supplemented by both local authority funding and EFA grant to deliver new school buildings.

As a result of a study commissioned by PfS, there is also evidence that many new school buildings (including high profile BSF and academy designs) are still failing to achieve suitable acoustic performance standards (particularly when commissioning testing has not been requested by the client), with teachers and students struggling to cope in the new spaces.

The scheme includes new school buildings to the front of the Simon Balle school site offering accommodation for the primary aged pupils along with outdoor play facilities, improved on - site car parking with a revised in and out scheme and an on - site drop off area.

One Ghanaian school owner challenged me when I observed that her school building was little more than a corrugated iron roof on rickety poles and that the government school, just a few hundred yards away, was a smart new school building.

Referred to as «Austerity Schools» by some, the plans aim to reduce the cost of new school buildings by 30 per cent and will help local authorities cut capital spending.

When the 2015/2016 academic year started this September, thousands of school children across the country stepped foot inside new school buildings for the first time.

In a drive towards making one size fit all, new school buildings often ended up with over complicated services being fitted with complex and expensive mechanical and electrical equipment that would not be needed if the right design solutions had been adopted.

«This hard - fought - for new school building lifts the spirits and aspirations of our whole community, helping our children to be the best they can be.»

I am pleased to award a selection of high - quality new school buildings such as The Laboratory, Dulwich College and new music facilities at Wells Cathedral School, that will benefit generations of children and teachers.

We are prepared to provide fantastic new school buildings and facilities, but we carry on furnishing them with inappropriate under funded furniture.

Education Business chats to RIBA's Caroline Buckingham about the importance of good design when developing new school buildings and what should be done to tackle the pupil place shortage

The $ 54 million L.B. Landry High School in New Orleans opened this school year, one of the first new schools built since the hurricane.

That report confirmed what many of us who work in communities like Boise, Meridian, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls or Coeur d' Alene see daily as we pass new home construction sites, hunt for apartments, sit in traffic and watch new school buildings pop up like wild flowers.

Building for a Brighter Future A small Colorado school district hit by disaster revives community and school spirit with new school building January, 2015 Stuart Coppedge Download PDF

Figures show that the number of new schools built with sprinklers had dropped from about 70 per cent a decade ago to a third last year in England in Wale.s

«So there is an acute need for new school building projects to get under way now to avoid a potentially critical shortfall of places in densely populated areas within the next few years.»

Although the government responded to NUT and FBU protests by claiming that it was still consulting, its proposed replacement Building Bulletin set out the government's intention: «The Building Regulations do not require the installation of fire sprinkler suppression systems in school buildings for life safety and therefore [guidelines] no longer include an expectation that most new school buildings will be fitted with them.»

«There was no outstanding school to lead, three schools with falling numbers of pupils, two schools merging and two brand new school buildings being built.»

They each called for easing overcrowding in classrooms in the neighborhood, the need for new school buildings and support for creating more permanent affordable housing.

Contributions have included the construction and furnishing of new school buildings and financial assistance enabling additional teachers and cleaners to be hired.

He was instrumental in raising a $ 13.5 million bond for Flagstaff Academy's new school building.

Not far from it a new school building was set up for educational programmes.

The next highest risk is anytime kids enter a new school building for the first time, such as entering kindergarten, middle school, or high school.

Gotham Schools reports that the Harlem Children's Zone is in talks with the New York City Housing Authority to construct a new school building in the St. Nicholas housing project.

She also has a local record of achievement, for instance, helping secure a new school building at 75 Morton St. for a much - needed middle school.

As decisions affecting my constituents are taken, however, they will be furious to see that, although they can not have their new school buildings or road improvements for now, more and more of their hard - earned money is being handed over to Europe.»