5541: LISTEN¦ 'Our school estate is too big, it's not sustainable - Education Committee chair Nick Mathison spoke to John as the EA raised concerns over a £600m shortfall in maintenance funds
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Nick Mathison discusses the unsustainable size of the school estate and the £600m maintenance funding shortfall.
'Our school estate is too big, it's not sustainable - Education Committee chair Nick Mathison spoke to John as the EA raised concerns over a £600m shortfall in maintenance funds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Frank Mitchell
Guest: Nick Mathison
Topics covered
- education
- sustainability
- funding
- school maintenance
- government
Keywords
- school estate
- sustainability
- maintenance funds
- Education Committee
- Nick Mathison
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Education Committee, EA
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