it s wednesday, 28th april. the risk of pupils in england suffering serious injury or dying because of a collapsing school building, is both critical and highly likely, according to a new report. the national audit office also found that around 700,000 children are attending schools that need major rebuilding work, and it s taking a toll on their education. the government says it has been significantly investing in transforming schools. hazel shearing reports. that one is still on the list to do. every year at kingsley stjohn s primary school in cheshire, head teacher racheljones to do list gets longer. here you can see they are going to need replacing because there is a significant amount of moisture loss and heating loss. this victorian building has an ageing heating system and thick stone walls, posing a real challenges. in the autumn term what we had in here was condensation, because we were trying to delay putting the heating on, the condensation turned so bad we actual
in here was condensation, because we were trying to delay putting the heating on, the condensation turned so bad we actually got mould growing on many of our books and the baskets, we had beautiful wicker baskets, they had to be all thrown away. rachel wants to spend cash on teaching resources rather than repairs, which means she is having to find creative solutions to wear and tear. one little boy took the gaffer tape all around school and found things that he could fix to have things to help things stay with us a little bit longer so we don t have to replace them. my budget is completely stretched. my priority will always be the outcomes for the children. so i have to prioritise based on that, really. do i buy a pot of paint, or do i lose a teaching assistant? the government said that ideally £7 billion a year is needed for replacing and repairing school buildings, but only 2.3 billion a year has been spent since 2016. carla ashman, from sheffield, says she was hit by debris that fe
the condensation turned so bad we actually got mould growing on many of our books and the baskets, we had beautiful wicker baskets, they had to be all thrown away. rachel wants to spend cash on teaching resources rather than repairs, which means she is having to find creative solutions to wear and tear. one little boy took the gaffer tape all around school and found things that he could fix to have things to help things stay with us a little bit longer so we don t have to replace them. my budget is completely stretched. my priority will always be the outcomes for the children. so i have to prioritise based on that, really. do i buy a pot of paint, or do i lose a teaching assistant? the government said that that ideally £7 billion a year is needed for rebuilding and replacing school buildings, but only 2.3 billion a year has been spent since 2016. carla ashman, from sheffield, says she was hit by debris that fell from her children s school building. where it fell, and where it hit me,