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Six Nottinghamshire schools to receive multi-million pound rebuild and refurbishment funding

Meden School, The Garibaldi School, All Saints’ Catholic Voluntary Academy in Mansfield, Chilwell School in Broxtowe and the Dukeries Academy and Holgate School in Sherwood are among the schools selected for rebuild and major upgrades as part of the Government’s ten-year School Rebuilding Programme.

The programme has invested more than £13 billion to maintain and improve schools since 2015.

The six schools were included in a list of 239 schools and sixth forms nationwide which will see transformative new school buildings over the next few years.

The work will see crumbling, dilapidated old facilities replaced by modern classrooms, sports halls, science labs and dining rooms as well as being more energy efficient for future winter resilience and net-zero in operation.

The majority of projects will be completed in the next 3 – 5 years.

Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Councillor Ben Bradley MP, said the announcement was a fantastic boost for everyone involved at the schools in Mansfield, Sherwood and Broxtowe.

He said: “What great news for staff and pupils as they prepare for their Christmas break, millions of pounds worth of funding is on the way to provide new, fit for purpose schools that will create wonderful learning environments for pupils today and for generations to come.

“I’m delighted that working closely with the schools has paid off. I look forward to the next phase in 2023 when plans will start to take shape.”

Councillor Tracey Taylor said: “It’s important that children not only have great teachers but a great place to learn.

“The county council has been supporting requests for rebuilding and refurbishing for some time as conditions have been unacceptable, so this is great news for these six schools and the local areas.”

Chilwell School headteacher David Phillips said: “We’re absolutely delighted with the news. We’ve worked very closely with the local authority on this bid, and I’d say this is collaborative working at its very best.

“It’s been a long campaign, but we’ll be reaping the rewards for generations to come both at school and the wider community. Thank you to everyone involved over the years.

 

Commenting, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said that education was a top priority and despite facing challenging economic circumstances, investment into schools and colleges is at a record high.

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