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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Actis is donating enough Hybris to insulate a classroom being given away free of charge by customer BGR Group to one of the hundreds of schools affected by the RAAC crisis. Insulation specialist Actis has teamed up with a specialist in carbon neutral modular buildings which is offering a free classroom to one of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Checks of ‘deteriorating’ school buildings yet to start Government signed off on £2m scheme for assessments at schools with ‘system-built’ classroom blocks last year Ministers are set to miss their own targets to inspect hundreds of post-war school buildings that ministers rank alongside RAAC as a top safety concern. The government signed off on a […]
Plans have been unveiled to alter a 1960s school building in Waterlooville to replace cladding, roof material and fenestration. By updating the facade at Hart Plain Junior School, Hampshire County Council said it will extend the building’s life, reduce its carbon emissions and improve its thermal performance. The school is one of the 450 SCOLA […]