Maggie Throup, Prospective Conservative MP for Erewash, has welcomed the news that Kirk Hallam Community Academy and English Martyrs' Catholic Primary in Long Eaton will receive funding to improve their school buildings.
This is part of an extra £367 million that the government has allocated for investment in buildings at over one thousand schools across the country. The condition improvement fund targets schools that need additional money for repairs, or to help them expand.
This money will be used to ensure that these two schools have the facilities to deliver the best education, so that pupils can fulfil their potential and get on in life.
Investment in the schools is key to the Conservative’s long-term plan for education - our aim is that every child will have a good-quality place in a local school. As part of this, £18 billion has been made available for investment in schools in England over this Parliament - more than double the amount Labour spent in its first two terms combined.
Maggie Throup commented: “Families in Erewash deserve local schools with facilities that provide the best learning environment.
“It is great news that, thanks to the difficult decisions this Government has taken to deal with our deficit, it has been possible to fund this boost for Kirk Hallam Community Academy and English Martyrs' Catholic and address the needs of our children.
“As part of our long-term economic plan, we are delivering the best schools and skills for young people, with a million more children in schools rated good or outstanding than 2010. This announcement means that pupils across Erewash will feel the direct benefit of our plan, and will get the investment in their education that they deserve.”