Building Schools for the Future
The London Borough of Hackney, mouchelbabcock education and Building Schools for the Future investments (BSFi, the investment arm of Partnerships for Schools) have signed the contracts for a programme that will deliver Hackney’s ambitious £167 million Building Schools for the Future agenda.
Subject to detailed programming with school management teams and Partnerships for Schools, over a five year period from 2008 six secondary schools and four Special schools in the borough will be either refurbished or rebuilt. The schools will benefit from a comprehensive facilities management process while a £9.6 million investment in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) will allow each school to use state-of-the-art ICT equipment.
The first phase of the programme includes:
- Clapton Girls' Technology College and Stoke Newington School for Media & Arts - both part new build and part refurbishment projects
- Hackney Free & Parochial CE School - a complete new build project
Building work on all three schools began this summer and handover of the first building at Clapton Girls’ Technology College will be completed to programme in February 2009.
Cllr Rita Krishna, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services said: “I am delighted that we have signed the contracts for Hackney’s Building Schools for the Future Programme. Hackney’s Children and Young People deserve the best of teaching and learning and the best of environments in which to pursue their goals. Our strong partnership will help us to deliver modern and fit for purpose facilities which will serve the whole community. We have a shared vision for children, as articulated in ‘Every Child Matters’ for all children to be healthy, safe, to enjoy and achieve, to be recognised for making a positive contribution and to achieve economic wellbeing.”
mouchelbabcock education Bid Director Simon Treglown said: “We are delighted to have reached Financial Close with the London Borough of Hackney and look forward to continuing our work with all of the schools in the programme alongside the Council and The Learning Trust. We are confident that in partnership we can design and build schools that will be better places for Hackney children to achieve their aspirations. mouchelbabcock education is committed to supporting continuing improvements in Hackney schools over the next 10 years.”
Tim Byles, Chief Executive of Partnership for Schools, the organisation responsible for delivering the BSF programme nationwide, said: “This is excellent news for the young people, teachers and the wider local communities in Hackney and we congratulate all those involved on reaching this milestone. Hackney becomes the 25th BSF project to reach financial close, signalling a continued acceleration in the delivery of the programme to provide safe, welcoming and inspiring teaching and learning environments fit for the 21st century. At its heart, BSF is about transforming education and improving the life chances of millions of young people and I look forward to seeing the difference that it makes in the London Borough of Hackney.”
Page updated: 17 Feb 2009