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Chris
3/26/2025 11:21:15 AM
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The academy, is relocating some of the classrooms and having new buildings added to provide the correct space for cohorts in the coming years.
The scheme, managed by the Council’s delivery partner EQUANS, will construct new accommodation on land purchased from the neighbouring church over a decade ago with the works having a completion date of later this year.
There will be a number of additions to the site which when finished, including:
Students have been busy designing new health and safety posters promoting the health and safety measures and good practice whilst the build is on site.
Speaking about the expansion, Louise Clarke, Co-head at New Waltham Academy, said: “This is great news for the school. We can’t wait to welcome not just new intake students but also our existing cohort to our brand new classrooms and nursery and we’re thrilled about that.”
Councillor Margaret Cracknell, Portfolio Holder Children and Education, said: “This will be a breath of fresh air to this school. They are doing fabulous work with these children and deserve the right space to develop this further.
“A new staff room, nursery, library and SEN space is wonderful and will no doubt prove invaluable in the coming years.”
The project has been funded through the Local Authority’s Basic Needs allocation, Section 106 contributions, a contribution from the school and corporate resources.
The Basic Need allocations are capital funds released from Central Government to Local Authorities for the provision of school places. An Education Section 106 is a legally binding agreement between local authorities and housing developers to mitigate any impact that may arise to the school estate from new housing.
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