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Written 23/11/06
A multi-million pound investment is being proposed for Bognor Regis
Community College.
West Sussex County Council have made a proposal to government under the
"building Schools for the Future - One School Pathfinder Programme". The
proposal involves a total redevelopment of the BRCC campus, with the
possibility of amalgamating Michael Ayres Junior and the Glade Infant
schools into one straight through primary school.
WSCC identified the coastal strip as a priority and a number of evaluations of
secondary schools south of the A27 have been performed over recent
months.
The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People's Services has been
asked to support the detailed proposal that has now been submitted to the
DfES. The DfES will decide if the project it to proceed, early in 2007.
If approved, it is expected that the school will be rebuilt by 2009.
Although there were several schools that were deserving of funding,
government money is only available to fund one school. BRCC was chosen
over Littlehampton Community School.
BRCC is currently a split site school, which presents a number of
organisational and logistical problems. One of the aims of the project
is to consolidate the BRCC campus on to one site, which will mean
building where the Glade school is now.
Some land will no longer be required after the reorganisation, and it is
anticipated that this land could be sold to support major capital work at
Littlehampton Community School.
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