Three schools across Gedling borough are to benefit from a slice of an £8.6m fund for building improvements.
The latest programme of school infrastructure improvements has been unveiled by Nottinghamshire County Council
The investment is part of the council’s annual school building improvement work which will be designed and delivered by Arc Partnership, a joint venture between the council and SCAPE.
A dozen schools across Notts will benefit from a range of improvements, dependent on the needs for each school. The works will include roof replacements, drainage improvements as well as energy-efficient lighting and boiler upgrades.
Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Asset Management, Councillor Keith Girling, said: “Investing in our schools’ infrastructure is vital. Young people deserve to study and learn in buildings which are fit-for-purpose.
“This latest programme of work will once again help school buildings be more energy efficient and help save on bills. It is all part of a long-term investment plan which has seen various improvements to 67 school buildings since 2021.
“Once again, the vast majority of this work will be carried out by local contractors, which is good news for the local economy.”
Councillor Sam Smith, Cabinet Member for Education and SEND, who alongside the Council Leader Ben Bradley, recently wrote to the Department for Education to get reassurance to its commitment to fund the council’s school rebuilding programme.
He added: “This annual programme to improve school buildings is an important investment in our children’s future.”
While the council has a duty to maintain school infrastructure, the day-to-day maintenance tasks are the responsibility of the respective schools. This collaborative approach helps to ensure that schools can address immediate maintenance needs and allow the council to focus on larger infrastructure projects and improvements.
Planned improvements for 2024/5 includes:
Woods Church of England Foundation Primary, Woodborough
The school will have £549,000 worth of work to have gas boilers replaced with high efficiency modern equivalent. All heaters and pipework will also be replaced. This is additional funding/works to what had been approved in previous years.
Manor Park Infant and Nursery in Calverton
The school will have £100,000 worth of work will include structural inspection of the floors in a number of classrooms with remedial works as necessary.
Pinewood Infant and Nursery, Killisick
The nursery will have its roof covering replaced and other work to improve insulation. (£586,000)
