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Mar 8
Why UK Governments Don't Invest in Infrastructure and the Built Environment - and How to Fix This
This week, the response from both the education and construction sectors was that the 2024 Budget had done little to help them. Amongst...
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Feb 9
No more going to RAAC and Ruin?
The Department for Education (DfE) announced yesterday (8 February) that it will remove Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)...
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Jan 26
Transforming Victoria: A Makeover Story at Blackburn College
In April 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) announced it would collaborate with 16 colleges to address their estate issues. These...
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Dec 15, 2023
RAAC Schools more than quadruple
The Numbers are 'RAACing' Up... (sorry about that) Predictably, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a little like early...
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Nov 3, 2023
The stories behind the prizes at Education Estates
Last month, we saw the Education Estates (EE) annual conference in Manchester. Over the last ten years, 'EE' has become a date in many...
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Oct 6, 2023
Yes, it's 2023, and your school gets an upgrade... to a Portakabin (so goodbye tent)!
This week, under the heading “Schools closed by concrete crisis forced to teach pupils in marquees”, The Times reminded us that more than...
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Sep 12, 2023
Has Gillian done a f***ing good job?
MabelSpace is back from our Summer Holidays! Welcome to our latest Friday MabePost! We know it's Tuesday, but we just couldn't wait to...
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Jul 7, 2023
The Case for a National Social Infrastructure Authority
Last week the National Audit Office published two reports: The Condition of school buildings as well as a Department for Education:...
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