House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Capital Update
03 February 2022 · Department for Education
Proposed by Robin Walker Con Worcester
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The government has published its response to the consultation on the School Rebuilding Programme.
- An approach to assessing nominated schools using national data on school condition has been proposed, alongside the option to submit additional professional evidence of severe need.
- The nomination round for the next prioritisation has been opened, with guidance available on GOV.UK.
Issue summary
The statement addresses the government's response to a consultation on the School Rebuilding Programme and provides guidance for nominating schools for future prioritisation.
Action requested
We have published the government’s response to the consultation, proposed an approach to assessing nominated schools using national data on school condition with room for additional professional evidence of severe need, and opened the nomination round for the next prioritisation. Guidance for nominations is available on GOV.UK.
Key facts
- The School Rebuilding Programme was announced in June 2020.
- We have already allocated £11.3 billion to improve school conditions since 2015, including £1.8 billion in the financial year 2021-22.
- Guidance on nominating schools for the next prioritisation round is now available on GOV.UK.