£40 million of funding to repair Welsh school buildings
This funding will support large scale maintenance works such as replacement of roofs, heating and electrical works
An additional £40.5 million of funding has been allocated this year to support essential capital repairs and maintenance across schools, colleges and universities in Wales.
This funding will support large scale maintenance works such as replacement of roofs, window systems, heating and ventilation systems, and electrical works, with the funding delivered via the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme and Medr.
The funding will see £15 million allocated across all local authorities in Wales for schools, alongside £25.5 million allocated equally to colleges and universities to invest into transformation and maintenance projects.
For colleges, the additional money will help with increased participation particularly in vocation courses for example by expanding workshop provision.
Previous funding has been used by universities to support projects that reduce their operating costs and enhance student and staff facilities.
Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle, said: "In the last ten years we have invested £3.6bn in over 330 projects to build and improve new school and college buildings in every local authority, through the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme.
“This funding has helped to provide modern, fit for purpose buildings, designed to educate the next generation and invested in our local communities.
"The additional funding announced today will help support local authorities across Wales to invest once again in our school estate."
Alongside improving learning facilities for learners, the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme has supported Wales's climate goals, with all maintenance works helping to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.
The Welsh Government says investment has helped to support better insulation, efficient heating and energy-efficient windows creating more sustainable learning environments that are cheaper to run and better for the environment.