IPPN

Published: 14 June 2010

Leaking roofs, run-down toilets, dilapidated mobile classrooms, no hot running water and potholes in driveways.

These are just some of the dire conditions experienced every day by dozens of teachers and pupils in schools across Northern Ireland.

Poor maintenance work — often involving cheap temporary fixes - and less money available each year to address problems — have led to a serious deterioration in school buildings.