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The £110m education revolution

Kathryn Ryan
14/ 9/2006

DETAILS of a £110 million high school revolution have been revealed and Salford parents are being asked for their input.

Nine schools across the city will be improved, closed or merged in a bid to improve pupils' attainment levels and reduce the number of children being sent outside the area to be educated.

The money, £10 million of which is reserved for information technology, comes from the Government's Building Schools For the Future programme which aims to improve all UK school buildings over 50 years.

Public consultation on the plans kicked off yesterday, Wednesday, September 13 and will run for six weeks.

Under the plans Moorside High School in Swinton and Swinton High would be closed and replaced with one new school for 1,500 pupils.

Walkden High School would be rebuilt and Wentworth High School in Eccles, St Patrick's RC in Winton, St Ambrose Barlow RC High in Swinton, and Irlam and Cadishead High would be refurbished.

Capacity at St Ambrose would also be increased to 900 pupils.

All Hallows RC in Weaste would be rebuilt on another site closer to the inner city and St George's RC would be closed.

The city's five other high schools have recently been rebuilt or are about to be.

Hope High School has just been given the go ahead by the DfES to bid for academy status.

The proposed new academy would specialise in media and be based in a brand new building at Salford Quays.

Councillor John Warmisham, lead member for children and young people, said: "Every parent in the city is being written to, we're having drop in sessions and we're going to community committees.

"People have a real opportunity to have their say on the future of secondary education in the city.

"We're looking at building something which will be the hub of the community, it's not just about education, it's about schools being open as late as possible for the community to use.

"I want to make sure young people are consulted as well because some of their children will be using them in the future."

Council leader Councillor John Merry added: "This is a really exciting opportunity for Salford and we're determined to see it through, the alternative is to carry on with clapped out schools."

Building work is expected to begin in 2009 and last between 10 and 15 years.

A survey on the plans can be completed on-line at: www.salford.gov.uk/bsf.

  • ROADSHOW sessions are being held between 4pm and 8pm at Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton on Monday, October 2, Salford College, Worsley campus, Walkden Road on Thursday, October 5, Salford Link Project, Bright Road, Eccles on Friday, October 6, Buile Hill Park Hall, Eccles Old Road on Monday, October 9 and between 4pm and 6pm at Ordsall Neighbourhood Office, Robert Hall Street on Wednesday, October 4.

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   Even after all these months I still cannot believe that Cllr Warmisham still thinks it is a good idea to close any type school let alone St Georges, that is giving a good sound education to the children of Little Hulton and Walkden whether they be Catholics or not. My daughter attends St Georges and my son will be due to go in a couple of years time, she is having a great time there and her latest reports from the school were fantastic, where do I send them if it closes. Does Salford Council think that all future children are going to say 'yipee let's go to Harrop Fold', if they are then they are in for a big shock, it will be just another idiotic plan that has had the backing of the most incompetent council I have ever come across. Who actually in the education department thought this was a really good idea, or as others have said was it just the £ signs that they saw. Would it be closing if the Councillor's children went there? I think I can guess the answer. In a couple of months we will be moving back to Walkden and I am dreading this action being allowed to proceed as it seems no one in 'power' has the backbone (or common sense) just to say 'NO'.
L.W., Wigan
28/06/2007 at 00:07
   This fight has got to end everyone knows that St. Georges is a perfect school and there is no need for it to close!! The education it well presented and well taught and it isn't a school were you get ignored when your stugling with your work like harrop fold this is my story .... my brother karl kelsey went to harop fold but has now left but he was really not happy with his grades and he needed help but got ignored and when he was in year 10 they descided to test him and he has special needs meaning he doesn't pick up things as easy as other puppils and they made him suffer yr 7-10 so three yrs he had no help with his work and I know you might think I'm over reating but it was a serious case that is why I didn't go to the dump of a school call harrop fold so dont think about the money and the better looks think about the pupils the education and the life the pupils want and DONT think about yourselves!!!!!!!
lauren, walkden
12/02/2007 at 13:04
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