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News Hinds pledges support for extra schools funding in November  »  The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement failed to address the demands of teachers across the country for extra school funding, despite the Education Secretary Damian Hinds saying just days beforehand they have a good case for new investment. West Lothian college working with Openreach to train digital engineers  »  A fibre training school featuring a replica street has been unveiled by Openreach to train the next generation of digital engineers. Major boost for offsite schools building  »  A new consortium has been launched to transform the way primary schools are designed and built. This is managed by construction consultants Blacc and is funded by Innovate UK, the public body established to drive productivity and economic growth through innovation. High-salary academy heads have knuckles rapped  »  Twenty eight academy trusts have been ordered to justify salaries over £100,000, as the Government continues its drive to ensure pay in schools matches individual responsibilities and the standard of education on offer. Deadline looms for £50m capital investment opportunities  »  Academies and local authorities have until April 23 to lodge applications for the next round of £50m of capital funding from the Selective Schools Expansion Fund (SSEF). ANALYSIS: Collaborative approaches to meeting school place demand  »  London Borough of Hounslow is working with partners to meet the ever-increasing demand for school places. David Nisbet, partner at Pick Everard, analyses the approach and its results so far.

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New schools to be built as part of new West Lothian homes scheme  »  More than 3,000 new homes are to be built along with state-of-the-art primary and secondary schools in a multimillion-pound development in West Lothian.

Lossiemouth primary school wins UK CCS  »  A Balfour Beatty-supported competition entry with St Gerardines Primary in Lossiemouth has been announced as a UK winning entry in this year’s Considerate Constructors Scheme Honor Big Build competition.

Wakefield college opens digital campus before building new home  »  CAPA College (Creative and Performing Arts College) has rolled out its digital campus with Liverpool-based Collabco’s myday - making it the first ever FE college to have a digital campus before having a place to call home. The FE college, which opened last term, is currently waiting on planning permission to build its physical campus environment for opening in 2020. It is Wakefield’s first DfE-funded Free School.

UK public schools expand into China  »  British independent school branches in China are expected to increase by nearly 50% in 2019, according to a report by Venture Education. According to the ‘British Independent Schools in China: Annual Report 2019’, 2019 will see a record 14 British independent school branches opening across the country.

Bobby Moore Academy opens in Olympic Park  »  The Bobby Moore Academy Secondary School, a sixth-form secondary school for 1,140 pupils, recently opened on one of the smallest secondary school sites in London. A six-storey high building, it is situated in the heart of the Olympic Park, it provides much-needed education and community facilities to support the growing local neighbourhood.

Pressure builds on school spaces for Jewish children  »  The number of Jewish children in Jewish schools in the UK is up by nearly 12 per cent over the past three years. A report from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and the Board of Deputies says there were 34,547 Jewish children enrolled in day schools in the last academic year - up 11.8 per cent from 30,914 from the previous report produced three years ago.

ANALYSIS: Scottish schools get new £1bn building boost  »  The Scottish Government has committed to investing £1bn in rebuilding and refurbishing schools after the current school building programme ends in 2021. Andrew Pring examines the new deal and the philosophy of Peter Reekie, the man charged with delivering it.