Plans to Rebuild Rotherham College to Go Ahead

Tue, 02 Mar 2010

Plans to rebuild a South Yorkshire college campus may yet go ahead, despite being abandoned last year after proposed funding from the Learning and Skills Council fell through. Rotherham College of Arts and Technology last year received planning permission for a £70 million redevelopment in the town centre, only for the plans to be scuppered by the revelation that the Learning and Skills Council had already spent its £2.3 billion budget for the year.

With funding unlikely to be approved before 2011, the college has decided to proceed with the initial stages of the rebuild using cash from its reserves. Teachers are particularly keen for the proposals to go ahead, as they believe the new facilities will be extremely beneficial to pupils.

The Colleges determination to proceed with the plans has led to plans to embark on the first stage of a five phase development programme. The first phase will cost £7 million, will involve the construction of new classrooms and facilities, as well as a brand new entrance area. New facilities will be built to improve the quality of teaching for students on higher level and technical skills courses, and will be linked to the existing advanced manufacturing department.
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