Under plans announced by Education Secretary Kirsty Williams, the funding will be spent on areas such as boilers and plumbing works to school toilets, caretaker costs, painting and decorating, plastering and repairing or replacing flooring.
-- Advertisement --
Mrs Williams said: "I hear it often enough, from teachers and headteachers across the country, that time and funding is too often taken up by school maintenance issues, as opposed to supporting learners.
"That's why today I am making available an additional £14 million, which is to be allocated directly to schools.
"This will address small scale maintenance costs, alleviating pressures on school budgets. Every single school across Wales will benefit from this money and it will go directly to the frontline.
"I hope local authorities are now able to transfer this money across to schools as quickly as possible so that essential work can begin."
(LM)
