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DESC 'shouldn't install more mobile classrooms'

School infrastructure must be fit for purpose, says minister

Mobile classrooms shouldn't be part of schools' infrastructure.

That's from Education Minister Julie Edge after she was questioned about the condition of mobile classrooms at Willaston School in Tynwald.

She confirmed her department is in talks with the Department of Infrastructure to improve and sustain the mobiles at Willaston, which are more than 40 years old.

But, she says temporary classrooms aren't a long-term solution:

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