More details came to light today of the £10 million scheme that will transform primary education in Wolverhampton. Some schools could be rebuilt, others refurbished and teaching training centres, computer rooms and playgrounds built.

The work is part of the Primary Capital Programme (PCP), which is linked to the £350 million Building School for the Future (BSF) scheme. Wolverhampton City Council is now working out the details so it is ready for when the first of the cash starts to arrive in spring next year.

The main PCP priorities are more outdoor play and learning; more specialist and flexible spaces in schools; improved dining; a more accessible curriculum; cutting-edge technology and better staff facilities.

A council report read: “The council is currently finalising proposals for the first tranche of expenditure. This is likely to involve total rebuild and significant refurbishment of schools.

“The council has undertaken early work in designing learning spaces and environments that will help deliver this transformation.

“Our intention is that the PCP – in conjunction with BSF – will provide first-class, 21st-century schools that promote effective teaching and learning today and into the future.”

As part of the investment, every primary pupil in the city will be given a handheld computer. Officers said computer technology would be at the heart of project.

The report says: “School accommodation will therefore need to provide areas where pupils can work with their personal devices in a number of different ways, such as in a large or small group, independently or on-line.”

Councillor Gill Fellows, cabinet member for schools, said: “By linking the PCP with the council’s BSF programme we have the opportunity to develop a city-wide plan that draws together primary and secondary education for a new generation of innovative learning.”

Nationally, the PCP aims to rebuild or refurbish half of all the country’s primaries in 15 years. Overall, the scheme is worth £3.55 billion and involves 1,500 primary school building projects.