Building our future

Education for the 21st Century

Hull has remained unaffected by the changes to the government’s Building Schools for the Future programme.

Although, like all councils, the city will be making efficiency savings – the city will still be forging ahead with a £400 million programme of Building Schools for the Future.

If you join as a new teacher in September 2011, you will arrive when five brand new schools and one new unit for children with disabilities, open their doors.

They will include Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Winifred Holtby School Technology College (co-located with Tweendykes Special School), Sirius Academy (co-located with Ganton special school) and a new centre for hearing and visually impaired pupils.

It’s all part of a major programme which when it ends in 2014, will see three brand new academies, a new trust school, a new Roman Catholic school, and six learning centres with specialist areas such as languages, sport, and technology across the city. It also includes a complete overhaul of the information and communications technology (ICT) facilities at all schools and units.

Not only will the new buildings be beautiful landmarks in the Hull cityscape, they will be beacons of 21st century learning, a physical reminder of Hull’s commitment to the future education of the city’s children.

These magnificent new schools will be learning spaces equipped with the latest technology and will feature theatres, recording and dance studios, fitness suites as well as sensory gardens, cafes, break-out spaces and sun terraces. (Yes the sun does shine on the east coast!). What’s more, all of them will be energy efficient and eco friendly.