And the reason the green belt needs to be built on....to provide schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21785796
Quote: A quarter of a million extra school places will be needed in England by autumn 2014 to meet rising demand, the National Audit Office (NAO) is warning.
The spending watchdog said one in five primary schools in England was full or near capacity and there were signs of "real strain" on places.
The demand for places has been driven by England's birth rate rising quicker than at any time since the 1950s.
Interesting the contrast between the two reports..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293613/Schools-250-000-places-short-years-Immigration-baby-boom-exodus-private-schools-blamed.html
Quote: A quarter of a million extra school places are needed by next year, the National Audit Office warns.
The biggest baby boom since the 1950s combined with high levels of immigration have been blamed for the huge shortfall.
The squeeze on household incomes has also seen large numbers of families turn their backs on private schooling.
Quote: Were migration reduced to zero, 106,000 fewer places would be needed, DfE figures suggest.
But it is feared that the arrival of an estimated 50,000 Romanians and Bulgarians when an immigration cap expires at the end of this year will heighten the problem.
Councils have been concreting over parks and other open spaces to build extra classrooms
God knows what this is doing to the demographic of the UK.
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