Kevin Foster, Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Torbay, has welcomed news that 6 schools across the bay will receive funding to improve their school buildings.
The funding 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 6 schools have the facilities to deliver the best education, so that pupils can fulfil their potential and get on in life.
Investment in schools is key to our 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.
Kevin commented: “Families across the bay deserve local schools with facilities that provide the best learning environment and latest funding will be a boost for 6 local schools helping give our children the best start in life.”
“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 in the bay will feel the direct benefit of our plan, and will get the investment in their education that they deserve.”