Unions have questioned a £60m Welsh Government package to make schools and colleges more energy efficient at the same time as the continued row over funding and teachers’ pay. They said they don’t understand how money can be found for items like LED lights and new roofs and not on funding enough staff and adequate pay.
The National Association of Headteachers Cymru said the £60m green bill was twice the amount that could end the deadlock over pay that will see teachers walk out of classrooms again next week. The Nasuwt said it was no use having sustainable schools without enough staff to deliver quality education needed.
They were responding to an announcement today by Education Minister Jeremy Miles that £60m was being handed to local education authorities to make schools and colleges more energy efficient - £50m for schools and £10m for colleges. The cash is coming from the education capital infrastructure investment budget, which can only be used for capital build.
