Building Schools for the Future
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November 2008
6 November 2008
Planning applications for Phase 3 schools
Planners have agreed to visit three sites earmarked for brand new schools in Burnley.
Members of Lancashire County Council's development control committee, meeting today, agreed unanimously to inspect the sites before deciding on planning permission.
The schemes under consideration are:
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College - a 1,250-place secondary school on Ormerod Road.
- Hameldon Community College - a 750-place secondary school on Coal Clough Lane.
- The Rose School - a 40-place special secondary school on Greenock Street.
October 2008
07 October 2008
- Young People's Question Time Comes to Burnley (.pdf 15kb)
06 October 2008
Open Evening at Pendle Vale CampusProspective parents are invited to an open evening at the two brand new schools in Nelson. The £29 million joint site of Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School and College will be on show from 6.30pm to 9pm on Monday 6th October 2008.
September 2008
18 September 2008
- Youngsters Host New Schools Open Day (.pdf 84kb)
16 september 2008
- Burnley School Students Broadcast to the County (.pdf 14kb)
- Blessed Trinity RC College - Temporary relocation (.pdf 29kb)
10 September 2008
- Nelson Headteachers congratulate sportswoman (.pdf 58kb)
09 September 2008
First day at new schoolsSee pictures and report in the Burnley Express.
See Lancashire County Council Press release08 September 2008
- Opening Dates for Phase 1 New School Buildings (.pdf 39kb)
01 September 2008
Change of Name for Sixth Form
From 1st September 2008, Burnley Schools' Sixth Form will become Thomas Whitham Sixth Form. For more details see item in the Burnley Express.
July 2008
24 July 2008
- Container Filled for Asia and Africa (.pdf 70kb)
15 July 2008
- Building work starts at Unity College (.pdf 21kb)
14 July 2008
- Ofsted Success for Blessed Trinity RC College
- Another Chance to See Plans for Hameldon (.pdf 34kb)
- Blessed Trinity Plans on Show for First Time (.pdf 29kb)
Ofsted Success for Blessed Trinity RC College
See article in the Lancashire Telegraph
Celebration at the Faith Centre
Burnley and Pendle Faith Centre is planning a celebration to mark the end of its second year in operation. Everyone is invited to join in at the centre on Barden Lane between noon and 3pm on Thursday 10th July. The celebration is on the theme: "Bringing People Together, Changing Lives... and Life". There will be a buffet lunch and art, drama, music and poetry performed by students from schools across Burnley and Pendle.
- End of Year Celebration Flyer (.pdf 233kb)
June 2008
- See the Plans for Hameldon Community College (.pdf 31kb)
April 2008
30 April 2008
- Nursery School Event (.pdf 37kb)
16 April 2008
- Associate Head for Hameldon Community College (.pdf 31kb)
- Appeal for Sponsors for Pakistan Aid (.pdf 11kb)
9 April 2008
Ofsted success for Burnley Schools' Sixth Form
See the following Newspapers Coverage
2 April 2008
- Children Design Logo for New Nursery (.pdf 67kb)
1 April 2008
March 2008
19 March 2008
- Shuttleworth Head to Leave Job (.pdf 24kb)
18 March 2008
- Hameldon making "satisfactory" progress (.pdf 12kb)
12 March 2008
- Name for Burnley Campus Nursery (.pdf 71kb)
6 March 2008
- Marsden Heights Event Report (.pdf 125kb)
5 March 2008
- Outstanding Teaching at Sir John Thursby (.pdf 63kb)
February 2008
20 February 2008
- Marsden Heights Drop-in event on 4 March 2008 (.pdf 21kb)
6 February 2008
Unity College Drop-in event on 26 March 2008
- Unity Drop-in Event (.pdf 21kb)
January 2008
31 January 2008
Blueprint proposed for Hameldon's future
24 January 2008
Unity College - Compulsory Purchase Order Approved
Government Inspectors have approved Lancashire County Council's application to compulsory purchase land off Towneley Holmes Road in order to facilitate the erection of a new building for Unity College . The decision follows a four-day public inquiry regarding the application which was held at Burnley Town Hall last August. The inspector's decision will enable building work to commence this year so that students can transfer to the new buildings as soon as possible.
County Councillor Marcus Johnstone said: "We thank the inspector for his thorough inquiry and hope that the whole community will now unite behind his decision."
Unity College Headteacher Sally Cryer added: "We have always worked very well with the local community and we're looking forward to working with them to make sure the new school is a facility we all use."
To see the full report go to http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=12388
A community open event will be arranged in the near future so that anyone interested can find out more about the plans for the new buildings. Details will be posted on this website as soon as they are available.
21 January 2008
Brothers Rebuild Their Own School
17 January 2008
Burnley Campus - Foundation Stone Ceremony
Students from nursery age to the sixth form will meet later this month to unveil a ceremonial foundation stone at the new Burnley Campus. The event will also involve the burying of a time capsule.
Five educational establishments are moving to the site in September – Burnley Schools’ Sixth Form, Barden Primary School, Elm Street Nursery, Barden Lane Nursery, and Holly Grove School.
A child from each will take part in the foundation stone unveiling on Monday January 28 and County Councillor Vali Patel, Cabinet Member for Schools, will be master of ceremonies. When the campus opens it will also house a faith centre, a public library, a coffee bar, and sports and performance facilities that are open to the community.
County Councillor Patel said: “I am really looking forward to this event. Burnley Campus is a facility for the whole community and that is reflected by the age range of the children and young people who will be unveiling the foundation stone.”
10 January 2008
Paralympic Superstar to Visit Nelson School
02 January 2008
Good OFSTED report for Pendle Vale College
Inspectors from the government organisation OFSTED have praised the work of teachers and governors at Pendle Vale College in Nelson. See coverage in the Lancashire Telegraph:
Hameldon Community College
Drop-in Meetings for parents and carers
Concerned parents and carers of students at Hameldon Community College in Burnley are invited to drop in and talk to staff at two specially arranged events before the start of next term.
Some parents kept children off school before Christmas following an incident on December 14 but security has been reviewed during the Christmas break. The meetings are as follows:
- Thursday 3 rd January at the Chai Centre, Hurtley Street, Daneshouse, Burnley ( 4pm to 7pm )
- Friday 4 th January at the Meeting Room, St Leonard 's Church, Church Street, Padiham. ( 4pm to 7pm )
December 2007
20 December 2007
Unity College OFSTED Report - December 2007
- Unity College OFSTED Report (.pdf 24kb)
19 December 2007
Planning Variations
Variations to the planning permissions obtained for three new school sites currently under construction in East Lancashire will be submitted shortly. Lancashire County Council's strategic partner has drawn up amended plans to deal with changes that have occurred as detailed design of the projects has progressed.
The three sites at Shuttleworth College on Burnley Road, Padiham, Pendle Community High School and Pendle Vale College on Oxford Road, Nelson and Burnley Campus on Barden Lane, are part of the county council's Building Schools for the Future programme. Members of the public will be able to view the plans as part of the statutory planning process. The plans will be discussed at a meeting of the county council's development control committee after the statutory consultation period.
5 December 2007
School Building Project Creates Jobs for Trainees (.pdf 123kb
November 2007
28 November 2007
Marsden Heights School Plans go ahead
Plans to build a new secondary school in Brierfield are to go ahead after a bid to make the proposed site a protected town green was turned down. The school currently operates on two sites - Elland Road in Brierfield and Hibson Road in Nelson. Construction of the new building was due to start in the summer on the Bent Head playing fields, off Halifax Road, in Brierfield. This morning, councillors from all parties on the County Council's Commons and Town Greens Sub Committee agreed that the playing field did not qualify for the special status.
Vali Patel, Lancashire County Council's cabinet member for schools, said:
This is great news for the pupils and staff of Marsden Heights Community College who, I know, are anxious to move to the new facilities as soon as possible. We will start talking to our building partner straight away to see how soon we can move onto the site. I want to reassure the local community that during construction alternative local facilities will be made available to the sports teams who have been playing on Bent Head. When the new school is completed, we will be upgrading and handing over the current school site on Hibson Road to Pendle Borough Council for use as a public playing field. The new recreation ground is less than three minutes walk from Bent Head and has magnificent uninterrupted views of Pendle.
Mike Tull, Head Teacher of Marsden Heights Community College, said:
I am delighted that this barrier has been removed and we can go ahead with our new building at Bent Head. I look forward to seeing this through to completion and to moving in to the brand new school as soon as possible.
View from the proposed new public playing field on Hibson Road.
21 November 2007
East Lancs Schools help Children in Pakistan
- East Lancs Schools help Children in Pakistan (.pdf 68kb)
Town Green Application for Bent Head Playing Fields
Lancashire County Council's Commons and Town Greens sub-committee meets next Wednesday, 28 November 2007. The agenda will include an application to make Bent Head playing field, in Brierfield, a town green.
Bent Head has been chosen as the site for one of the new BSF Schools - Marsden Heights Community College - which is currently located on two sites (Elland Road in Brierfield and Hibson Road in Nelson).
The meeting will commence at 10.30 am in Cabinet Room C at County Hall, Preston. Papers for the sub-committee will be available at
September 2007
20 September 2007
Ramadan Events at the Faith Centre.
18 September
Shuttleworth College Foundation Stone Ceremony
05 September 2007
- The Big Art Project (.pdf 16kb)
August 2007
22 August 2007
Students receiving GCSE results this week will have the chance to take their A levels in the brand new Burnley Schools' Sixth Form.
The cohort who starts in September will move to the purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities at the beginning of their second year.
Sixth Form Headteacher Stuart Smith said:
This is a very exciting opportunity for young people in the local area to access such brilliant facilities. Anyone interested in joining us in September should contact us at the Sixth Form. We are thrilled with our first set of excellent A level results with nearly 40 percent of grades being at A or B and with three students Oxbridge bound.
Students are currently based at Heald Road and will move to the new Burnley Campus just around the corner on Barden Lane in September 2008.
20 August 2007
2 August 2007
June 2007
27June 2007
- Unity College - Planning News (.pdf 28kb)
26 June 2007
- New Headteacher for Pendle Vale College (.pdf 83kb)
19 June 2007
Local MP, Gordon Prentice, will be visiting Pendle Vale Community College this week to meet staff and see progress on the new site.
The MP said:
"Work is under way on the new building and I am looking forward to getting my first look at the detailed plans and then seeing progress on the ground.
"This is a hugely exciting project for Nelson. Building Schools for the Future is the biggest single government investment in school buildings for 50 years and Pendle Vale College, with Pendle Community High School, is at the forefront of it."
June 2007
Web voters support BSF
Readers of the Lancashire Telegraph voted strongly in favour of the Building Schools for the Future programme in an online poll. More than 77 percent of those who took part answered "yes" to the question "Are you in favour of the Building Schools for the Future plans in East Lancashire?"
- Vision For the Future - Marcus Johnstone (.pdf 17kb)
- More Lancashire firms benefit from BSF (.pdf 10kb)
May 2007
- Building Jobs for School Leavers (.pdf 396kb)
- Spectacular Public Playing Fields promised at Marsden Heights site (.pdf 46kb)
Phase 2 Planning Application News
- Marsden Heights Community College (.pdf 16kb)
- Unity College (.pdf 14kb)
- Sir John Thursby Community College & Ridgewood Community High School (.pdf 14kb)
December 2006
Open Evenings at Sir John Thursby Community College and Marsden Height Community College
November 2006
Read the latest newsletter with a contact list for the BSF Schools
- BSF Newsletter (.pdf 162kb)
September 2006
- Come and visit the new colleges (.pdf 95kb)
Unity College Open Evening - 7 September 2006
- Open Evening Invitation (.pdf 55kb)
August 2006
Barden Campus Statutory Proposals Implemented
The proposals below were published on 12th May 2006 and the Authority has determined to implement them as published. Please see Cabinet Member's Report for further details.
- Statutory Proposals 1 (.pdf 16kb)
- Statutory Proposals 2 (.pdf 15kb)
- Cabinet Report (.pdf 15kb)
May 2006
- Burnley Learning Partnership: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity (.pdf 22kb)
Job vacancies for the six new schools in Burnley.
March 2006
BSF Newsletter
- March 2006 (.pdf 674kb)
Planning Open Evenings
Planning Open Evenings for the Three Phase One Schools
- Shuttleworth College 30th March
- Pendle Vale College 29th March
- Burnley Schools' Sixth Form, Primary School & Early Years Facilities 27th March
January 2006
Outline Planning Applications
Outline Planning Applications have now been submitted for the following schools:
- Unity College
- Hameldon Community College
- Marsden Heights Community College
November 2005
Find out about the Transition Details for new Burnley and Pendle Schools.
October 2005
- BSF Consultation response
- BSF Staffing Structures finalised for Burnley and Pendle
- BSF Personnel Helpdesk and Advice Line
April 27th 2005
Bidders Day - see a report on this event
April 1st 2005
OJEU Notice inviting tenders for the project issued
March 17th 2005
- Schools Organisation Committee approves BSF project (.doc 24.0kb)
March 2005
Three new booklets published.
- Memorandum of Information (.pdf 97kb)
- Pre-Qualification Questionnaire: Information Required from Bidders
- Pre-Qualification Questionnaire: Information and Instructions to Bidders
February 2005
Staffing Issues
See the report showing the Draft Comments on representations made regarding the published proposals
- Draft Comments (.pdf 217kb)
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Report to the Cabinet Member for Education (.pdf 392kb)
November 2004
12 November 2004
Statutory Notices issued for BSF in Burnley and Pendle
8-10 November 2004 - Gateway Review
Lancashire's BSF in Burnley and Pendle Project recently underwent an independent review - an important process which will help guide the next steps of the project. The conclusion reached by the Review Team was:
"The Project is in very good condition and is strongly positioned for a successful outcome. There is strong general support from politicians, officers, schools and the wider stakeholder community, with acceptance that the project will meet education and regeneration challenges in Pendle and Burnley. There is a clear understanding of the need to resource the project adequately, reflected in the current project team structure, recruitment plans and financial allocation."
October 2004
See the recently distributed newsletter on BSF in Burnley and Pendle
- Newsleaflet (.pdf 49kb)
See the report to the Cabinet Member for Education on 21st October 2004, which explains the changes made in the light of public responses and further discussions.
- Cabinet member report (.doc 124kb)
Appendix A shows the report submitted on 17th August 2004 which gives a summary of responses to the public consultation
- Cabinet Member Appendix A (.doc 98kb)
Appendix B shows the geographical priority areas for Burnley
- Cabinet Member Appendix B (.pdf 531kb)
Appendix C shows the geographical priority areas for Pendle
- Cabinet Member Appendix C (.pdf 328kb)
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