Susan Shakespeare, head of the DfES's Sure Start capital strategy team,admitted that secondary schools would have to rely on the BuildingSchools for the Future programme for part of their funding and that"some local authorities will be in the later phases".
But, speaking at the Local Government Chronicle's children's centreconference, she insisted this would not cause problems as it would "notnecessarily need capital investment" to deliver the extended schoolsagenda.
Julia Powar, development manager at the education charity ContinYou'said those schools affected may have to offer more services on otherpremises. "There are lots of examples of where schools have movedforward with this agenda despite the pressure on physical capacity," shesaid.
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