Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is a government investment programme to invest in improving secondary schools.
It has been announced that Salford's BSF Outline Business Case has been approved. This means that more than £150 million is available to invest in transforming the city's secondary school education.
STOP PRESS: update on Roman Catholic high school proposals released.
BSF is a long term programme of investment and change aimed at transforming secondary education by providing 21st century learning environments for all secondary pupils across the city, providing more opportunities for pupils and a greater range of services at each school.
Some of the highlights include proposals for the opening of a new Academy to replace Hope High School as part of the MediaCityUK development; a brand new building for Wentworth High School, Walkden High School and All Hallows RC High School and a replacement for The Swinton High School and Moorside High School.
The programme will also include nearly £17 million of investment in computer and communications technology (ICT) for all the city's high schools.
The first phase of the programme will start with the refurbishment of Irlam and Cadishead Community High School and a new building for Walkden High School.
Where there are major changes proposed for a specific school, the normal statutory school consultation process still applies.
The photo above shows pupils of The Swinton High School and St Ambrose Barlow RC High School with Ian Rowlinson, assistant headteacher of The Swinton High; Councillor John Merry, Leader of Salford City Council; Cllr John Warmisham, lead member for Children's Services, Salford City Council; Marie Garside, headteacher of St Ambrose Barlow RC High School and John Biddlestone, president of the Salford secondary headteacher and principals' association. The group gathered to celebrate the news that funding had been secured to transform the city's secondary schools.
This page was last updated on 14 July 2008
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