TUC urges government to invest £13.5bn in greener and more efficient school buildings

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School building in Kent | Credit: iStock

Trades Union Congress research estimates thousands of jobs could be created by investing in a major school retrofit programme

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the government to invest £13.5bn over the next decade in making school buildings greener and more energy-efficient, in a move it estimates could create thousands...

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