NEW classrooms and specialist teaching spaces have been delivered at secondary schools in the Royal Borough to meet its growing demand for pupil places.
The council has announced it has completed its four-year £30m expansions programme to give schools a new facelift to facilitate a projected growth in students.
The funding had a mix of government money, the council and infrastructure contributions from developers.
Following on from the expansion of primary schools, seven secondary schools have benefited from this phase of investment in new facilities.
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The works have taken place at Windsor Girls’ School, Windsor Boys’ School, Dedworth Middle School, Cox Green School, Furze Platt Senior School, Charters School, and St Peter’s Middle School.
Money used in Furze Platt Senior School enabled them to open a new three-storey English and science block, as well as a new 400-seat theatre for assemblies, parental presentations, and music and drama shows.
Cathrin Thomas, headteacher of Cox Green School, said the investment the 54-year-old school received enabled them to create purpose-built maths classrooms, with inbuilt technology, upgrade our science spaces and build a brand new maths block and dining space
Cox Green School
Cllr Stuart Carroll, cabinet member for children’s services, said: “The council has a legal duty to ensure there are sufficient school places to meet demand, and this is an important part of our ongoing investment in schools and our children’s future.
“It’s great to mark the completion of our latest phase of expansion, which has met a bulge in demand for secondary school places where it’s needed in the borough by investing in high-quality facilities that greatly benefit children and teaching staff alike.
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“While this latest phase is now successfully completed, resulting in fantastic new facilities across seven schools, the council has an ongoing programme of work to forecast and meet future demand, working closely with schools to ensure that new facilities meet their requirements and the guidelines from the Department for Education.”
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