The Department for Education has appointed Mace, Aecom and construction project management firm Barker as the delivery partners for a major project to decarbonise educational settings.

This month’s question comes from a council liaising with a PFI consortium over a schools handback when the contract ends. Steven Carey and Amelia Hamilton explain the pitfalls to beware of.

Baxall has just completed its first Islamic faith school, which earned contracts manager
Matthew Fothergill MCIOB a fulfilling career boost.

Building a Lasting Legacy will bring together various stakeholders to help attract more young people to construction 

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Surrey County Council to build a new home for Hopescourt School in Walton-on-Thames, which will be net zero in operation.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction to take on a school project in Wales that ISG had started just months before its collapse.

A Passivhaus school in the Black Country has required a whole new level of rigour from Tilbury Douglas. Kristina Smith visited the project ahead of its handover for the new autumn term.

Contractor trains ‘careers champions’ to support STEM engagement in schools

A survey of 100,000 young people shows engagement with schools and colleges is helping to attract young people to construction

As the built environment continues to struggle with skills shortages, a key solution lies in looking to the next generation

Almost 600 Leicestershire students took part in the programme to develop their skills and gain insight into the construction industry

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has awarded Kier a £25m contract to build a net-zero carbon teaching block.

The government is being called upon by education unions to take urgent action on dilapidated school buildings, some of which are on the verge of collapse.

Kier has been appointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver a new secondary school built to Passivhaus standards.

Built on the plot of an old community centre, this new-build school faced considerable risk.

On a difficult brownfield site, Chris Purchase scored the big victories in the ground.

On this 600-pupil school in under six months, Amy Griffiths upended the typical handling of the landscaping works

Harry White, project manager at Morgan Sindall, shares his experience working on Ash Manor School – a new £4m standalone purpose-built Performing Arts Centre.