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Projected UK population growth, following inward migration and rising fertility, will have a huge impact on the need for school places, with an overall increase of 12% in the school-age population expected between 2012 and 2024. But the data shows the impact will vary widely between English regions.
When it comes to school building work, the construction industry has been tasked with doing ‘more for less’, but as the economy picks up is it time for a rethink?
The EFA is facing a huge task – but it must think about the legacy it will leave for future generations
Fears grow that contractors are backing away from urgent school building work because of tight margins
Global uncertainty, combined with domestic regulatory change, a fragile demand outlook and expectations around inflation are combining to create tricky conditions. It’s a finely balanced equation with many moving parts. Pablo Cristi Worm of Aecom reports
Geraint Jones and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the priorities and the sector’s state of readiness
With capacity depleted, cost pressures have resurfaced as demand has strengthened – but with interest rates set to stay high, slowing demand growth may help smooth the transition
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