Digging deep for landmark school; EDUCATION CHIEFS LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR AMBITIOUS NEW PROJECT.Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR Education Reporter BUILDING work is finally getting underway on a new school. Brunton First School is due to open on Newcastle Great Park, near the airport, in September next year. The school was originally planned to open this September, but plans were put on hold. More than 500 families now live on the development and a school is needed to cope with demand. Yesterday the builders joined education chiefs and the newlyappointed headteacher to mark the official turf-cutting ceremony. The pounds 4m school, off Brunton Lane, will have 150 places for children aged four to nine, but will be expanded to 300 places. Coun Nick Cott, Newcastle Council's executive member for children and young people, and Coun Anita Lower took part in the groundbreaking ceremony with Kirsty Thirlwell, chief executive of Aura aura: see spiritism. Aura goddess of breezes. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 42] See : Wind , Persimmon's David Jenkinson David Jenkinson (6 August 1934 — 27 April 2004) was a railway modeller and historian, who had a particular interest in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and was president of the LMS Society. and John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
Coun Cott said: "The new Brunton First School is a landmark and I'm pleased the council have been able to deliver this." Gill McKay, from Choppington First School, Northumberland, has been appointed headteacher. Tim Byles, chief executive of partnerships for schools, said: "By using the local education partnership, teachers and parents will benefit from a new learning environment much earlier than was previously possible." A spokesman for Newcastle Great Park Consortium said: "This is a significant milestone." The build is one of the first non-Building Schools for the Future (BSF BSF B lymphocyte stimulatory factor. ) projects to be delivered by the local education partnership, Aura, a joint venture between Newcastle City Council, BSF Investments, Sir Robert McAlpine Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. is a private British company headquartered in London. It carries out engineering and construction for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, nuclear, pharmaceutical, defense, chemical, water and mining industries. , Parsons Parsons, city (1990 pop. 11,924), Labette co., SE Kans.; inc. 1871. It is a shipping point for dairy products, grain, and livestock. Manufactures include ammunition, wire and paper products, plastics, and appliances. Brinkerhoff and Robertson Capital Projects. The partnership is responsible for delivering the pounds 180m BSF programme, which is seeing schools being rebuilt or revamped in the largest investment in education in the city's history. CAPTION(S): GROUNDBREAKING: Left to right, Coun Nick Cott, new head Gill McKay and Coun Anita Lower; SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE: The team behind the building work |
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