Entries by Lyn

Future of 53 Schools in Moray Under Review

An extension to Elgin High School has already been granted funding. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson Moray Council warns school closures are inevitable – but argues pupils will be better off Officials say children will benefit from being in new and revamped facilities instead of cramped and outdated rooms. The local authority currently faces an unaffordable […]

NEW WORKSHOP PROPOSED TO TEACH MMC

WEYMOUTH College is asking permission to build a single storey extension on its Cranford Avenue site to create a new teaching space. If approved the new room will be built in red brick with dark grey window frames to match the existing building. Nine car parking spaces are expected to go to make way for […]

Resilient Schools Beat RAAC & Pupils Return

TWO Bradford schools have been able to return to classrooms where Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) was found. Christ Church Academy, located on Wrose Brow Road in Windhill, and Baildon CE Primary School, on Coverdale Way, adopted alternative learning provisions for pupils after RAAC was identified in parts of the schools’ buildings in September. Both […]

Construction of State of the Art School on Track

The new Paisley Grammar School – expected to cost almost £75m – is “on track for completion” in the summer of 2026. The state-of-the-art community campus, which will be built next to the former Chivas administration building in Renfrew Road, will replace the existing school in Glasgow Road. An initial delivery date of December 2025 […]

An extraordinary educational resource architects, designers and engineers

A £5.9 million building project at a Buckinghamshire school has begun. The state-of-the-art Design, Technology & Engineering (DTE) building, based on Stowe School’s historic campus, will include modern teaching spaces, studios, and workshops. The structure itself will act as a learning tool with exposed beams, joints, and bolted connections replacing traditional internal finishes. Colour-coded services […]

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Community hub opens its doors to pupils

Hundreds of excited primary school pupils started life at a new state-of-the-art school in Chryston this week.   The new Chryston Community Hub features 17 bright and spacious classrooms for up to 509 pupils and replaces the existing Chryston Primary School building. The new hub will also offer significant benefits to the broader community in […]

State-of-the-art Hawking Building science facility

Dr Jane Hawking unveils plaque at her former husband’s alma mater which names building in his honour St Albans School was visited by Dr Jane Hawking, the former wife of school alumnus, Professor Stephen Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, to name its new state-of-the-art science facility in his honour.   The Hawking Building, as it […]

New Academy Awaits Approval

After 10 years without a high school, youngsters in Radcliffe are set to be educated in the town – with plans for a new academy likely to be approved next week. Members of Bury council’s planning committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss plans to demolish the town’s current leisure centre and a pupil referral […]

£2.5m Investment, the Past Meets the Future

Children at Barnes Junior School are enjoying new state-of-the-art facilities while maintaining the heritage and tradition of their historic original building, all thanks to £2.5 millionof investment. With a growing population being housed in a 120-year-old school building, there was an inevitable need for updated facilities. However, with the building being a Grade II listed, […]