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Radio 4,13 Oct 2024,28 mins
Old School Problems
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Hundreds of schools in England are waiting for new buildings. But there are warnings that a government scheme to build them is behind schedule. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Education Correspondent Hazel Shearing investigates efforts to get spades in the ground, asking why some construction firms might be slow to sign up to seemingly lucrative contracts – and what other obstacles are getting in the way. She visits Haygrove School in Bridgwater, which had to close a new building built by the defunct firm Caledonian Modular on safety grounds, and meets pupils at Patchway School in Bristol as they await their new school building. Presented by Hazel Shearing Produced by Kevin Core
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