Image: Meadowbrook College By Claire Mantle school sector lead at ADP Architecture Latest Government figures show that close to 1.5 million pupils in England have special educational needs (SEN). That’s 12.6% of pupils who now need some kind of SEN support, most commonly relating to Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and specifically to speech, language and […]
Preparatory ground works for the construction of the £4.8 million Sandwell Civil and Mechanical Engineering Centre (Sandwell MEC) on West Bromwich High Street have begun. Contractors have been on site since November 2022, preparing the foundations, sub-structure and external works for the new campus and are set to complete this round of works by February […]
Schools across the North East are being urged to finalise approved projects under Government tech funding before the current scheme closes. A total of £150 million is available through the Department for Education’s (DfE) ‘Connect the Classroom’ scheme. This funding aims to help schools pay for upgrading old networks and investing in new superfast […]
Schools face a postcode lottery over a little-known building material “liable to collapse”, with some areas facing greater risks and costs as a result of ageing panels and council inaction. A Schools Week investigation shows at least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Another 150 are either suspected to […]
Tilbury Douglas has been appointed to lead the construction of St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, which will be the UK’s first purpose built biophilic primary school, as part of a pilot scheme for the Department for Education (DfE). The new school, which is part of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, will replace the […]
In the next 12 months, a Derby school will be rebuilt to become the country’s most environmentally friendly building, as part of a Government pilot project to construct green schools. St Mary’s Catholic Primary, in Broadway, was destroyed in an arson attack in October 2020 and since then pupils have had lessons in temporary accommodation. […]
Andrés Jaque Takes an Unconventional Approach to Design and Construction at Madrid’s Colegio Reggio Explora Spain By Andrew Ayers “When you dream with other people, you go so much further!” laughs Eva Martín, principal of the Colegio Reggio Explora in Madrid. “It’s far better than what you could have imagined alone,” she says of the […]
Government officials have escalated the risk level of school buildings collapsing to “very likely”, after a rise in reported “serious structural issues” and failing to get extra capital cash from the Treasury. School blocks collapsing is one of the six “key risks” currently facing the Department for Education, according to its annual report published today. […]
All pupils should be able to learn in buildings that are fit for purpose. The School Rebuilding Programme is transforming hundreds of schools across the country and ensuring they are suitable for the future. Here’s what you need to know. What is the School Rebuilding Programme? The School Rebuilding Programme carries out major rebuilding and […]
A new secondary school for children living in West Sussex has been given the green light with planning permission. West Sussex County Council and co-applicant Homes England’s plans to create a zero-carbon school were approval by Mid Sussex District Council’s planning committee on 15 December 2022. Committee members praised the ‘excellent’ and ‘unique’ designs before […]