Kevin Foster, the Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman for Torbay, has welcomed the Government announcement of an extra £2.35 billion to create more school places, with over £6.7m on its way to the bay.
The new funding is in addition to the £5 billion that is already being spent in this parliament. This means that between 2014 and 2017 schools across the bay will receive £6,748,435. This is part of the Government’s long-term plan to give every young person the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
It is the first time that councils have had 3-year allocations of funding to spend on school places, so Torbay Council can plan ahead and ensure every child has a school place. This Government has already created 260,000 new school places nationally and this announcement means thousands more are on the way.
Kevin commented: “It is great news for young people that the Government has found £6.7m of extra funding to meet the rising demand in the bay and ensure every child has a place at school so that they can fulfil their potential.”
“This is part of our long-term plan to create an education system that gives young people who want to work hard the skills they need to get on in life and have a more secure and better future.”