Jenny Fram comments on the uptake of CIF and if schools can increase their success rate

After the government released its latest data on Condition Improvement Funding (CIF) applications, Schools Week asked Jenny Fram, Director at BTG, to give her thoughts on success rates and what schools have been making applications for.

For its detailed article, Schools Week asked about the disparity between North East and London application acceptances. Only 1% of available funding went to schools in the North East with the Department for Education (DfE) offering that more detail could help the applications. 

Jenny highlighted that this isn’t the first time this has happened and offered that it might help to publish information on all applications.

The article also noted that BTG analysis of CIF applications found 32% of successful projects were to improve fire safety, compared with 17% of heating and 14% roofing.

Looking ahead, DfE has announced plans to launch a replacement programme for CIF by autumn 2028.

Read the full article on Schools Week.