Commenting as the government today announce money for schools to spend on energy efficiency, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

"Given the spiralling costs of energy and the environmental crisis, trying to improve the energy efficiency of existing school buildings is the right thing to be doing. This additional funding should allow schools to make some small-scale improvements to help with the energy efficiency of their buildings.

"Schools will continue to face rapidly rising energy bills and we know many are worried about what will happen when the current support package for bills expires. We would urge the government to make this the start of a sustained, long-term commitment to improving the energy efficiency of the school estate."