All 19 local secondary schools, academies and learning centres are now going to benefit from new or remodelled buildings as part of the programme after the Government this week announced it was going to increase the borough’s funding from £180m to £300m. They will also receive significant investment in their ICT.
Tameside Council Executive Leader Cllr Roy Oldham, announcing the news, said: “This combined £300 total BSF grant is funding the biggest educational build programme this borough has seen, or is ever likely to see; its sheer size means it easily dwarfs all previous projects by the sheer scale of investment.”
Cllr Ged Cooney, executive member for lifelong learning, said: "We are already one of the leading council's nationally in delivering the BSF programme and this huge further investment means that all our secondary schools will benefit from advanced, state-of-the-art buildings and amenities to help give our young people the very best educational start in life.”
The new projects will be delivered through the Tameside Local Education Partnership (LEP), which shares the council’s commitment to significantly improve the aspirations of all students and their families through new ways of learning and teaching and inspirational buildings.
This is not just good news for schools but also for the local economy. The Tameside LEP - who will be doing the construction work, ICT and facilities management services - have committed to spending 55% of the budget in our local area. They are also providing apprenticeships and real work experience and have already implemented their 'Business Action on Homelessness' programme, which means they will offer work to at least one homeless person on each site.
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