Multi-million pound Wokingham Addington Special School takes shape
The new multi-million pound state-of-the-art Wokingham Addington Special School is taking shape and from Easter 2009, the school is set to open its doors with new and improved educational facilities.
Pupils and staff from Addington Special School have been regularly visiting the site to watch their new school being built within the grounds of The Bulmershe School on Woodlands Avenue in Woodley. And on Friday July 4 they were joined by leader of Wokingham Borough Council Cllr David Lee, deputy executive member for children’s services Cllr John Kersley and MP for Reading East Rob Wilson.
The new £13.5million Wokingham school is being built by contractors Balfour Beatty, and will include classrooms, specialist science, art, music, ICT and drama facilities, a large and small hall and hydrotherapy pool, as well as sensory suites, soft play area, physiotherapy, speech and language and medical areas.
The Balfour Beatty team are making good progress with construction of the new school. The laying of block work to create the outside and inside walls of the school has been completed whilst the mechanical and electrical installation is progressing well. The roof of the new school has been made watertight and the floor preparation is well underway. Windows have also been fitted and this week - July 7 - the ceilings have started to be installed. Work continues outside the school building with the football pitch and landscaped areas having been seeded.
Pupils, parents and the wider community have been watching their new school grow on a live web-cam at www.addington.wokingham.sch.uk
Cllr David Lee, leader of the Wokingham council, said: “I am delighted to see how much progress has been made so far on the new Addington Special School. We still have a way to go, but our journey to provide the pupils with first class facilities is getting closer day-by-day. Everyone is looking forward to the school being finished and seeing the pupils move in next Easter.
The Wokingham pupils have thoroughly enjoyed watching their new school grow and I do hope they will continue to visit the site over the next few months and also watch progress live from their classrooms. The new school building will help the pupils achieve their full potential and will provide them with real opportunities for the future. It is a new era for the whole school community and one that I am very excited about.”
Liz Meek, headteacher, said: “The project is really exciting now as we can see the new school taking shape week-by-week. The pupils really enjoy their visits to the new school and come back very excited by what they have seen.
“I can see the drawing turning into reality and the new school is going to provide so much extra space and opportunity for our children and young people. As we start the new term in September the dream becomes a reality, as we know we will be in our brilliant new school before the end of the academic year.”
Pupils and staff from Addington Special School have been regularly visiting the site to watch their new school being built within the grounds of The Bulmershe School on Woodlands Avenue in Woodley. And on Friday July 4 they were joined by leader of Wokingham Borough Council Cllr David Lee, deputy executive member for children’s services Cllr John Kersley and MP for Reading East Rob Wilson.
The new £13.5million Wokingham school is being built by contractors Balfour Beatty, and will include classrooms, specialist science, art, music, ICT and drama facilities, a large and small hall and hydrotherapy pool, as well as sensory suites, soft play area, physiotherapy, speech and language and medical areas.
The Balfour Beatty team are making good progress with construction of the new school. The laying of block work to create the outside and inside walls of the school has been completed whilst the mechanical and electrical installation is progressing well. The roof of the new school has been made watertight and the floor preparation is well underway. Windows have also been fitted and this week - July 7 - the ceilings have started to be installed. Work continues outside the school building with the football pitch and landscaped areas having been seeded.
Pupils, parents and the wider community have been watching their new school grow on a live web-cam at www.addington.wokingham.sch.uk
Cllr David Lee, leader of the Wokingham council, said: “I am delighted to see how much progress has been made so far on the new Addington Special School. We still have a way to go, but our journey to provide the pupils with first class facilities is getting closer day-by-day. Everyone is looking forward to the school being finished and seeing the pupils move in next Easter.
The Wokingham pupils have thoroughly enjoyed watching their new school grow and I do hope they will continue to visit the site over the next few months and also watch progress live from their classrooms. The new school building will help the pupils achieve their full potential and will provide them with real opportunities for the future. It is a new era for the whole school community and one that I am very excited about.”
Liz Meek, headteacher, said: “The project is really exciting now as we can see the new school taking shape week-by-week. The pupils really enjoy their visits to the new school and come back very excited by what they have seen.
“I can see the drawing turning into reality and the new school is going to provide so much extra space and opportunity for our children and young people. As we start the new term in September the dream becomes a reality, as we know we will be in our brilliant new school before the end of the academic year.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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