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Ashford College opens £26m campus


about 900 students. The town centre campus is a first-


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Planning granted for Parliament Hill School


School, located in the London Borough of Camden. Attended by over 1,250 students, aged 11-18 years, the major new build development will include a sports hall, science labs, and general teaching classrooms and refurbishment of the existing dining hall building located at the centre of the site. In addition, the neighbouring William Ellis


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School, a four-form entry school for boys, will benefit from a new two-storey addition housing drama and music suite facilities. Both of the schools are part of the


LaSwap Sixth Form Consortium, and a new sixth form building will also be


SS Architecture has gained planning permission for a £30m redevelopment of Parliament Hill


provided, comprising a unique design that includes a green roof and living green walls. Works will begin on this much needed teaching accommodation in January 2018. The redevelopment is funded under the


London Borough of Camden’s Community Investment Programme, and will be delivered in a staged approach in order to allow the teaching services to remain fully operational, minimising disruption to the students’ education. BREEAM ‘Very Good’ is targeted for the scheme as well as performance criteria in excess of the London Plan.


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Northumberland wins for Galliford Try


programme for local schools. One of those schools, the Duchess


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Community High School in Alnwick, is now being further extended, fully funded by Northumberland County Council with an additional £8 million block added to the building which will allow the school to accommodate up to an additional 500 pupils


ALLIFORD Try has won two new contracts to assist Northumberland County Council’s expansion


as part of the Council’s re-organisation. At Darras Hall, a new two-form entry


primary school building is being created to supplement the local primary school’s existing buildings, allowing it to add the extra two cohorts of pupils to its roll, in a £5.8 million project. The new school building will be complete ready for the start of the new academic year in September 2018. Cliff Wheatley, Managing Director of


Galliford Try North East and Yorkshire, said: “The outstanding success of the North East PSBP means that Northumberland Council knows we are a partner they can count on to deliver and we look forward to working with them to provide the high-quality new buildings that local children deserve.”


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class education centre which will help provide a future workforce for one of the fastest growing towns in the south east. Ashford College is being described as


“a hugely significant project” for Ashford. A cornerstone of the drive to regenerate the town centre, it adds momentum to nearly £700m worth of investment in the area’s retail, education, leisure, commercial, residential and transport sectors. Modern teaching facilities at the 7,135


sqm campus include a multi-media learning resource centre, live music production, photography and fine arts studios, teaching kitchens and a hair and beauty salon, as well as an independent living facility. Phases 1a and 2 will further add a sustainable technologies block providing engineering, plumbing, electrical facilities, motor sport workshops, and facilities for higher education students. The college, part of the Hadlow Group,


harnesses strong links with over 1,500 local employers and businesses, supporting improved educational provision within the borough and enhancing the local skills base, supporting future economic growth and prosperity for residents and businesses. Paul Hannan, Hadlow Group Principal


and CEO, said: “The new campus will play a significant part in ensuring our provision complies with the highest standard. It is a real opportunity for our students and future students to learn and train in excellent new facilities.” BAM Construction was the main


contractor and the architect was HNW Architects.


www.bam.co.uk www.hnw.co.uk


HE new state-of-the-art £26 million Ashford College campus is proving a great success with its first intake of


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