West Yorkshire multi-academy trust secures £1.4M funding for building improvements for its schools
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The trust has committed £400,000 of its own capital reserves to the condition improvement projects, meaning the value of the work being invested into improving school buildings is £1.88m. Mr Evans, CEO of Polaris Multi-Academy Trust, commented that: “We have been very successful with CIF bids over the years - totalling millions of pounds for our schools. Once again, we are delighted that the money will allow us to support ongoing improvements to our buildings, which supports the Trust’s...

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