Entries by Lyn

Modular Learning

YOUNGSTERS heading back to an East Lothian primary school this month will find a new classroom has been craned in ready for lessons. West Barns Primary School has added a temporary new classroom for its P6/P7 pupils over the summer holidays, to help provide space for the growing number of children. The modular classroom building […]

Developers False Promises

New Shrewsbury secondary school ‘needed to match development plans’ A new secondary school needs to be built in a town to cope with the demand of large-scale development, councillors say. Concerns have been raised that an increasing number of families are seeing their children miss out on places at their preferred schools in Shrewsbury, with […]

Aico Hosts Careers Day

Louise Cowling, Marketing Executive, and Luke Allwood-Reid, Finance Clerk, at the Belvidere School careers day, hosted at Aico headquarters The careers morning ran over two days with over 100 students in attendance. The event comprised of a tour of Aico’s facilities as well as fun, interactive job-related activities for the students to take part in […]

COVENTRY – School Rebuild Edges Closer

The rebuild of an entire school in Coventry has been recommended for approval by planners ahead of a final decision by councillors this week. West Coventry Academy has drawn up plans for a new three-storey school building, sports centre and outdoor sports pitches as part of a major £38 million rebuild. A new main entrance […]

Zumtobel and Thorn provide ‘a light at the end of the tunnel’ for St. Patrick’s Special School  

Working on a brief to deliver a first-class facility for students and teachers at St. Patrick’s Special School in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Zumtobel Group brands Zumtobel and Thorn have supplied a number of luminaires throughout the €14 million project. In conjunction with building engineers Semple and McKillop Ltd, the project involved the supply of custom […]

Forgotten new School

Sammy Crook with Neil Parish MP    A petition has been set up by the school calling on the Government to act Neil Parish has welcomed a petition calling on the Government to build a new school for Tiverton. Tiverton High School is asking the community to support its bid for a new build. The […]

£12.5m Sustainable School for Irvine

ROBERTSON Construction Central West has been appointed as the preferred Tier 1 Contractor by hub South West for a new £12.5 million primary school in Irvine. The new school, for North Ayrshire Council, will support the continued expansion of housing within the coastal town – with it running to 12 classes, as well as having […]

Sporting futures in Wirral

Two planning applications have been submitted to Wirral Council that could collectively deliver £4 million of investment into the sporting futures of young people in Wirral. Birkenhead School is seeking outline planning permission for 33 high-quality four-and-five bedroom houses at Noctorum Field which is a private redundant school playing field off Noctorum Road. The capital […]

Councilor Safeguards Schools Future

Wetherby High School and Royds School both need urgent repairs (Image: Google)   Plans to rebuild Wetherby High School have finally been announced by a senior Leeds city councillor, following months of uncertainty about the school’s future. While no official announcement has yet been released by the council, the authority’s deputy leader Coun Jonathan Pryor […]

RECYCLED ROBOTS

Sunnyfields Primary School Teacher Chloe Hoogwerf with Key Stage 2 pupils Oliver, Lilly and Lilly-Mae Primary school pupils build their own robots from recycled materials in Drax initiative Primary school pupils have built their own robots from recycled materials as part of an initiative by Drax Power Station to boost STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and […]