Building Schools for the Future

Transforming secondary education in Hackney

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is an exciting programme that will transform every secondary and special needs school in Hackney by 2015.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has provided the Council with £167 million to rebuild or renew these schools. The aim is to provide students with 21^st century learning environments and to make Hackney a great place to learn.

The Hackney BSF programme has been developed by the Council in partnership with The Learning Trust and is being delivered by Mouchel Babcock Education (MBE), a consulting and business services private partnership.

The values of this partnership are based on the Every Child Matters Government programme, which aims to ensure children are healthy, safe, make a positive contribution, and achieve economic wellbeing.

Phases of the programme

Hackney BSF Building Schools for the Future will be completed in three phases to ensure maximum efficiency in the delivery of the rebuilding plans for all the schools.  

Phase one schools: Under construction

Building work started in late 2008 on all three phase one schools. Construction at these sites has been scheduled to cause as little disruption to the students’ education as possible.  

The schools benefiting from the first phase of the Hackney Building Schools for the Future programme, are

• Clapton Girls' Technology College
• Stoke Newington School
• Hackney Free and Parochial School

Phase two schools: Planning stage

The schools benefiting from the second phase of delivery of the programme, are

• Cardinal Pole Catholic School
• Our Lady’s Convent High School
• Haggerston School

Phase three schools: Special Educational Needs (SEN) Schools and Pupils Referrals Units (PRUs)

The Council, The Learning Trust and Mouchel Babcock Education are strongly committed to ensuring equalities in education and meeting the needs of all Hackney pupils.

The third phase of the Building Schools for the Future programme will see the modernisation of Hackney’s special educational needs schools and pupils’ referral units.

Building work for SEN and PRUs is expected to be completed by 2015.  

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Page updated: 15 Dec 2009