Millionaire businessman and philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, knighted for his services to education, claims money is being wasted on the programme which was introduced to raise standards at secondary schools. "The cost for each school averages £25 million, excluding land costs, which in many cases are as much again," he told The Guardian. "The sponsors who own the school and for the most part have no experience of education, contribute up to £2 million. The rest is public money.