All BSF articles
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NewsMPs accuse Whitehall of ‘wasting money' on free schools
RIBA backs report accusing ministers of spending “well over the odds” on new free schools while others deteriorate
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NewsFormer design guru regrets cuts to school sizes
Mairi Johnson believes baseline designs for schools may result in buildings being too small
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AnalysisKeeping schools simple
Pared-down budgets don’t necessarily mean an end to creativity in design for education
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NewsRogers Stirk Harbour to bring sparkle to ‘flatpack’ schools
Practice attacked by Gove over BSF says initiative is right up its street
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NewsLiverpool's Alsop High School completed under BSF
2020 Liverpool-designed school will be home to nearly 1,800 pupils.
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NewsEx-BSF chief Tim Byles: 'I was a phone hacking victim too'
Tim Byles ’believes he was a victim of a campaign orchestrated by Andy Coulson’
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NewsSchools need £22 billion for maintenance alone
Procurement adviser Sebastian James makes bombshell claim on repairs backlog
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NewsRIBA gets its meeting with Michael Gove
President Ruth Reed secures face-to-face with education secretary with help from architecture minister Penrose
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NewsArchitype scoops School Architect of the Year award
Green practice pics up a total of three awards at annual British Council for School Environments ceremony
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NewsRuth Reed renews attack on Tories for calling BSF a 'legitimate business opportunity'
Tory BSF ’smear’ row continues
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NewsLabour slams BSF spending claims in row over figures
Labour has weighed into the school-building row, claiming the Tories care more about “sensationalist headlines than the truth”.
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NewsReed sticks up for BSF firms accused in Sunday Times article
Paper also publishes letters from Aedas and Foster’s
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NewsArchitects hit out at Tory 'smear tactics'
Practices expose how Conservative Party cited massively exaggerated figures on BSF fees.
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NewsJames Review says school design should be standardised
The long-awaited James Review into the future of schools building was released today, with recommendations that design and regulations should be simplified.The review, ordered by education secretary Michael Gove and carried out by a panel led by Sebastian James, head of the Dixons group, says school buildings should be based ...
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NewsWandsworth hopeful of reviving more axed BSF schools
Wandsworth Council in south-west London is hoping to revive building schemes for two more schools axed under the BSF programme following a reprieve for two schools by AHMM and BDP.Work on the £70 million deal to rebuild Southfields Community College by BDP and AHMM’s Burntwood Secondary School will begin next ...
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NewsMake school goes on site
Work is underway on Make’s first school, the £34 million redevelopment of the Thomas Clarkson Community College in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.