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£50,000 boost for school
May 29, 2002
THERE was excellent news for Teesdale School this week with over half a million pounds being made available to them for much-needed repairs.The award of two sums from the local education authority comes hard on the heels of the school’s Ofsted report, which criticised the accommodation at the school.
Headteacher, Paul Harrison, told the Mercury: “We are obviously very pleased that this work is to be done. I hope it will be the start of a rolling programme of improvements to the buildings.”
Under the education authority’s New Deal scheme, part of the school is to be re-wired at a cost of £200,000. Repairs will also be made to the curtain walling and all windows in the central block of the school will be replaced. This will cost £384,000. Work is due to start next month, and will be completed by February.
“The New Deal scheme is a large pot of money the government sets aside for school buildings, and the LEA has to submit bids for it. Co Durham received a large sum of money and we have got a share of it,” said Mr Harrison.
“Our buildings were very badly designed in the first place, but are now in a poor state of repair.
“The environment in which students work contributes to their learning, and we are pleased the LEA has recognised the needs of Teesdale School.”