Building Schools for the Future

Building Our Future

If you didn’t already know from recent media publicity, Winifred Holtby School Technology College is about to be completely rebuilt. In September 2011 we will be moving, along with Tweendykes Special School, into a state of the art building that will provide students, parents/carers, and the community with 21st Century facilities.

The community will have, amongst other things, a brand new swimming pool, 4 court sports hall, gymnasium, fitness suite, theatre, learning resource centre, recital rooms and a community café bistro!! This is not a pipe dream as the builders will be on site from the beginning of January 2010.

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What is BSF?

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is the biggest ever school buildings investment programme. The aim is to rebuild or renew nearly every secondary school in England over a 10— to 15-year period, beginning in 2005-06.

Better secondary school buildings to support educational reform Building Schools for the Future (BSF) represents a new approach to capital investment. It is bringing together significant investment in buildings and in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) over the coming years to support the Government's educational
reform agenda.

The Government is committed to devolve significant funds — about £3 billion in 2005-06 — to local authorities (LAs) and schools to spend on maintaining and improving their school buildings. But it also wants to promote a step-change in the quality of provision. That is the focus of Building Schools for the Future (BSF).

BSF — worth £2.2 billion in its first year (2005-6) — aims to ensure that secondary pupils learn in 21st-century facilities. Investment will be rolled out to every part of England over 15 waves, subject to future public spending decisions.

 
What Our Students Think

"I am very excited. I have looked at the models and can see this is positive and that Building Schools for the Future is going to be a success."
- Jordan Fisher (Year 8 student)

"Great! Exciting! There will be new classrooms with fantastic equipment - I can't wait!"
- Selina Walsh (Year 9 student)

"I think it will make our education better and inspire students - it will be more modern and appealing."
- Mitchel Capes (Year 8 student)

"It will be better for learning as classrooms will be more high-tech."
- Josh Hinchcliffe (Year 8 student)
Images of the New School
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