Building Schools for the Future

£160m is being spent over five years (January 2010 – September 2014) to totally transform secondary education in the Borough under the Building Schools for the Future programme, an investment plan that will help renew or rebuild every secondary school in the Borough.

Under 'Building Schools for the Future':

• Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College, Wardle High and Falinge Park will be substantially rebuilt.
• Balderstone has been merged with Springhill (becoming Kingsway Park High) with major rebuilding and remodelling on the Springhill site.
• Middleton Technology, Matthew Moss, Cardinal Langley, Holy Family and St Cuthbert’s will undergo major refurbishment.
• Brownhill School and Darnhill Pupil Referral Unit are set to be rebuilt.
• There will be minor refurbishment at the Saxon Hall Pupil Referral Unit.
• Heywood High School pupils moved to Siddal Moor in 2010 where major rebuilding and remodelling is proposed.

All schools involved in the programme will receive substantial ICT funding to deliver cutting edge technology. This investment also includes Oulder Hill and Redwood Schools which were upgraded in 2007.

The aim is to deliver hi-tech education that encourages shared learning. The money invested will come from the Government with Hollingworth, Wardle and Falinge Park projects being delivered through the Private Finance Initiative.

Schools in development

• Brownhill School, Rochdale.
• Cardinal Langley RC High, Middleton.  
• Darnhill Study Centre, Heywood.
• Falinge Park High, Rochdale.
• Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College, Rochdale
• Holy Family RC and CofE College, Heywood.
• Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale.
• Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale.
• Middleton Technology School, Middleton.
• Siddal Moor Sports College, Heywood.
• St Cuthbert's RC High, Rochdale.
• Wardle High School, Rochdale.     

Council reports

Throughout the BSF  programme, the Council’s cabinet has had to consider a number of major reports. 

• BSF final business case - April 2011 (350kb pdf)
• BSF outline business case - May 2008 (578kb pdf)
• BSF timetable for draft output specification (Appendix 26) - April 2008 (104kb pdf)
• Letter from Head of Planning & Regulation - March 2008 (745kb pdf)
• BSF option appraisal report (Appendix 1a) - February 2008 (648kb pdf)
• Outline planning permission for Hollingworth Business & Enterprise College (Appendix 24) - January 2008 (858kb pdf)
• Summary of scope of BSF programme - Appendix 27(14kb pdf)
• BSF scope of works - Appendix 12 (14.8kb pdf)
• BSF phasing plan - Appendix 13 (12.8kb pdf)
• PFI risk matrix - Appendix 4 (16.7kb pdf)
• Report for decision on the Building Schools for the Future - 18 September 2006 (116kb pdf)
• Report for decision on Building Schools for the Future – 29 January 2007 (84kb pdf)

Strategy for Change

• Strategy for Change Part 1 (159kb pdf)
• Strategy for Change Part2 (222kb pdf)

Contact

BSF Project Director
Schools Service
PO Box 70
Municipal Offices
Smith Street
Rochdale

Tel: 01706 925083

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• Inspired Spaces - Rochdale's LEP

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