East Midlands Colleges Get £36M for Upgrades

0:00Colleges in the East Midlands are about to get 36 million pounds from the government to fix up their rundown buildings. Nineteen sites across the region will share the cash, with allocations hitting this summer and spending kicking off in the next school year starting. September. This fund builds on last year's launch after years of underfunding and further education. Nottingham College, for example, is grabbing another 3,769,000 pounds on top of what they already used for big, upgrades like new boilers and greener systems. College leaders are calling it a game changer. Nottingham's deputy chief exec says it's tackled urgent repairs, cut maintenance backlogs, and boosted teaching spaces all while pushing for lower, carbon footprints, allocations vary wildly from 6,000 pounds for smaller spots up to 7 million for the big groups. Businesses get flexibility on how to spend it, aiming to modernize everything by 2030. This push supports Prime Minister Kear Starmer's goal of getting 2 thirds of young folks into

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