£1 billion school rebuild project: The region's headteachers react

The Prime minister has announced that £1 billion will be spent rebuilding schools over the next decade. They government say fifty new schools will be built, with construction expected to start from next September. 

The announcement also includes £560 million for repairs too.  

It's the first major funding package for school rebuilding work since 2014.

It's nearly ten years since a major project to rebuild every single secondary school was controversially scrapped at the eleventh hour after being declared poor value for money for the taxpayer. 

Some schools say the state of their buildings is shocking - with damp, crumbing walls and peeling paint. 

Windmill Primary School in Oxford has had to cordon off a whole section of the school because it's unsafe - six classrooms are out of bounds and at risk of collapse. 

The headteacher Lynn Knapp says the money has been a very long time coming.

• Lynn Knapp, Headteacher, Windmill Primary School

• Campaigner Alison Ali, from Save Our Schools

There has been some investment in schools in the region in recent years. 

Bitterne Park School in Southampton has been completely rebuilt with brand new buildings after pupils spent years learning in portacabins because of a lack of space and suitable facilities. 

Some of the South's grammar schools have benefited from a 50 million pound pot for refurbishment in order to enable them to expand so they can take more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

This includes Bournemouth School which is improving the dining hall and improving classrooms.