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Barnwell Secures £4.6m Investment.
Sunday, 18th December 2011
Barnwell is pleased to announce that the Local Authority has recommended the inclusion of £4.6 million in the council's capital programme for remodelling work on the Heathcote site.
We are very encouraged by this significant level of investment which will enable us to deliver our world class education vision. Over the next six months we will be working on proposals to finalise designs before construction can commence, which we expect will be late summer or early autumn. The best and least disruptive approach to carrying out these works is for them to take place before any students begin to occupy the Heathcote site.
For this reason, during the academic year 2012/2013 Barnwell School will remain as a middle school and upper school, with the upper school remaining on the East Campus for the entire academic year.
In addition, our original vision for a three Campus school, with Sixth Form being located on the East Campus, was reliant on securing a suitable educational partner to co-locate on the East Campus. Earlier this year Hertfordshire University made an application to the DFE to open a University Technical College (UTC) on the East Campus. Unfortunately their application was unsuccessful. This development gives us the opportunity to reconsider if a two campus or three campus model would be best to deliver the vision of Barnwell School. During the Spring term the Local Authority will be assisting us with a feasibility study to see what would be the best way to re-structure the school.
As always the Governors are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all students and maintaining the strong community ethos of the school. We thank you for your continued support during this time and if you have any queries please contact us via email on futurebarnwell@barnwell.herts.sch.uk.