The second phase of a scheme to revamp Lambeth's secondary schools and create thousand of new school places should be launched by the end of summer.
Phase two of the council's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) £300m investment programme would see the "Fenstanton Academy" built in Tulse Hill, Charles Edward Brookes in Stockwell rebuilt and a further 10 secondary schools given substantial refurbishment by the end of 2014.
Lambeth’s cabinet has approved Embrace to carry out the works, meaning contracts should be exchanged by August this year so work can begin on phase two.
The announcement follows the successful completion of phase one of the programme last year which saw the rebuilding of four existing secondary schools, including pupil referral unit Park Campus, and Elm Court School in West Norwood.
State-of-the-art learning facilities should be in all secondary schools by the end of 2014, and 3,715 new secondary school places created by the end of the programme.
Mike Pocock, director of the Lambeth BSF programme, said: “The sheer scale, vision, and level of ambition of this project, means Lambeth’s children and young people will be given the best possible start to life.”
For more information on the BSF programme visit lambeth.gov.uk
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