Rochdale

inspiredspaces and its joint venture partners in the Local Education Partnership (LEP), reached financial close on the £192 million Rochdale Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme in January 2010. Rochdale’s programme forms part of the UK Government’s Building Schools for the Future programme.

The LEP, which comprises Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, International Public Partnership Limited and Carillion, will initially deliver fourteen secondary schools. This will include four privately financed schools (to which Carillion will provide facilities management services over a 25 year concession period) and nine refurbished/remodelled schools. All 14 schools within Rochdale’s BSF programme will be completed by the end of 2014.

Carillion began construction in January 2010 on the first two schemes: Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College and Siddal Moor Sports College. Hollingworth Business and Enterprise was completed on 5th September 2011, and Siddal Moor was completed on 18th January 2012. The next phase of schemes, Cardinal Langley RC High School and Matthew Moss High School started on site in July 2011. Matthew Moss was completed on 5th April 2012. Cardinal Langley RC High School, Darnhill Study Centre, Holy Family RC & CE College, Middleton Technology School, Kingsway Park high School and Brownhill Learning Community (Heights Lane site).

Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College

Siddal Moor Sports College

Matthew Moss High School

  

To Date

The Rochdale BSF programme now has 7 major projects on site. Cardinal Langley and the new Darnhill Study Centre are to be completed in 2012.

Cardinal Langley RC High School

Darnhill Study Centre

Middleton Technology School, Holy Family RC & CE College and Kingsway Park High School commenced on site during the autumn term 2011 and are due to be completed in 2013. Work on the new Brownhill Learning community (Heights Lane site) started at Easter 2012 and is also due to be completed in 2013.

Middleton Technology School

Holy Family RC & CE College

Kingsway Park High School

Brownhill Learning Community

We are currently engaged in design development on a further 4 schemes all of which will be starting in construction during 2012. This involves engaging with the schools to confirm their thoughts and vision. Once this work is complete, there is then a series of engagements with each school to develop the detailed design for that site.

The LEP delivers all aspects of the BSF process from inception to completion, helping Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver educational transformation through the procurement of innovative school accommodation and related services. A key part of this is the provision by the LEP of state of the art ICT facilities within each secondary school.

By creating radically improved school environments and educational climates, inspiredspaces Rochdale in partnership with Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council will create the transformational step change for learners and the wider communities.

Carillion chief executive, John McDonough, said: “We are delighted to have secured financial close for this major programme and look forward to building a strong and successful relationship with Rochdale, its head teachers and their staff, to provide schools that will enable them to deliver a first-class learning experience for their students, as well as high-quality community facilities.”

Key to inspiredspaces selection was the understanding of Rochdale’s educational vision and how - through an approach to partnership underpinned by shared values - this vision can be realised.