Kier has been appointed to deliver the North Chadderton Secondary School expansion by Oldham Council, through the new Procure North West Framework
A turf cutting event was held to celebrate the start of works on the secondary school expansion on site.
North Chadderton is one of the borough’s highest performing and over-subscribed schools in the area, so the expansion will provide new state-of-the-art facilities to add to its learning environment.
The new expansion project includes the design and build of a modern library, a new science block with six fully-serviced laboratories and two prep rooms, a sports pavilion with modern changing facilities and a classroom, and a café area and sheltered external hard standing areas.
Kier will work with Oldham Council to deliver the following social value targets:
- 18 local direct employees.
- 124 hours given to local school and college visits.
- 187 weeks given to local apprentices.
- 16 hours given to support young people into work.
- 50% local people employed.
The project is due to be completed at the end of the year.
New secondary school expansion will remove barriers to learning
Sean Fenner, regional director at Kier Construction North & Scotland said: “We are delighted to be starting works to develop the current footprint at North Chadderton School for Oldham Council.
“The new and improved learning environments will help to inspire pupils and the project provides modern facilities which will remove barriers to learning and increase the likelihood of children and young people realising their full potential. Kier is proud to be supporting the council with the delivery of this first-class teaching facility.
“This scheme builds on our extensive experience in the North West, where we have recently delivered over £36m worth of secondary education facilities in the last two years, including the Queensferry Pupil Referral Unit in North Wales.”
First-class facilities
Councillor Shaid Mushtaq, cabinet member for education, also commented: “We’re proud to start these important works, they will provide first-class facilities and support our commitment to giving children the best possible education.
“The expansion will also help to provide much-needed additional school places and we look forward to welcoming young people into their new-look school very soon.”
