Entries by Lyn

School Gates Remain Closed

PUPILS at Bramhope Primary School had an enforced extended summer holiday after building work at the school over-ran, leaving parents forced to home-school them for a week. The work was supposed to be finished on September 1 but parents say they were told late on Thursday September 8 – the day before school was due […]

GREEN LIGHT FOR SCHOOL RE-VAMP

An artist’s impression of the south view of the new Senior Hall (Squires and Brown)   EXTENSIVE work to revamp the sports hall and graphics design building at The Grange School can soon begin after plans were given the green light. The Hartford school had applied to Cheshire West and Chester Council for permission to […]

Welcome to Education Estates® 2022

Returning this year to Manchester Central on 18-19 October for its 10th anniversary, Education Estates® is the annual gathering of the education community in partnership with the Department for Education. Celebrating 10 Years of Education Estates® The event will be celebrating 10 years of the show in style at the dazzling Central Hall at Manchester […]

‘Decarbonisation of the current building stock… is essential’

Kevin Mcguane, sector managing director – Energy Services DMA Maintenance, DMA Group, discusses the challenges of rebuilding/refurbishing school buildings The education sector has been at a crossroads this year. Firstly, a series of leaked government emails and documents, sent by senior officials working for the then education secretary Nadhim Zahawi, revealed that many UK school […]

Beard delivers purpose-built school for deaf children

Beard Construction has completed a major rebuild of Mary Hare School in Newbury, the UK’s largest school for the deaf. Five years ago, Mary Hare developed an ambitious plan to build a new school and relocate the Primary School onto the Secondary School site at Snelsmore. Delighted pupils and teachers moved into the new facility […]

‘FOSSIL-FREE’ NEW SCHOOL

A brand new all-through school in the parish of Wavendon in the south east of Milton Keynes welcomed its first pupils today (Tuesday 6th September).   Glebe Farm School, part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) multi-academy trust, has opened its doors to 250 children and this will eventually rise to over 1,530 pupils. […]

First Female Principal & CEO Commences Role

The first female Principal & CEO of Leeds College of Building has started in post. Nikki Davis, the College’s former Vice Principal for Teaching, Learning & Quality, takes over from Derek Whitehead who announced his retirement in February. Nikki is the first female CEO & Principal in the College’s 60-year history. Nikki began her career […]

NEW SCHOOL OPENS TO MEET DEMAND

Construction work has been completed on a new first school which is set to open it doors in Staffordshire next month. Bramshall Meadows First School is a new 12,000 sq. metre school opening in Uttoxeter. The schools state-of-the-art facilities include a nursery, classrooms, a multi-use hall, catering space, outdoor sports pitch, play areas and car […]

New School to emerge from the Rubble of the Old

All that remains of a historic former primary school in Wolverhampton is a pile of rubble – after bulldozers moved in to demolish the 112-year-old building to make way for a new technology learning centre. Development of the former Edward the Elder primary school site in Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, is now moving forward with plans […]