Local authorities were due to find out this week how much they will have available to spend on schools. Labour's ￡55bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been abolished and the coalition has pledged to spend ￡15.8bn improving the school estate. The construction industry was rocked when in July education secretary Michael Gove announced the withdrawal of funding for most BSF projects as part of an overhaul of the procurement process. After the spending review, he promised to "ensure that all future capital spending is focused on ensuring that there are enough school places to meet demographic pressures and to address urgent maintenance needs".
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