Northumberland News Winter 2018

INVESTMENT NEWS
Investment continues
in education
in the county
A NEW FIRST SCHOOL
FOR MORPETH
Work is well underway on construction of
a brand new £6.8m educational facility
on the former fire station site in Morpeth
which will replace the ageing ‘Goosehill’
First School.
Teachers and students from Morpeth
First School recently joined county
councillors to view progress on the
site of the new school, which is due
to open in September 2019.
The new building will provide
innovative teaching and learning
facilities as well as external play
areas and a multi-use games
area. For the first time in its
history the school will have its
own playing fields.
The new school will also have a
community room, which will be
used for events both during and
outside of school hours, along
with 78 parking spaces.
Photo: Teachers, councillors and pupils
at the new first school construction site
SCHOOLS IN WEST NORTHUMBERLAND
In July 2018 the council agreed plans to create a sustainable education system
in the west of the county.
This is seeing significant investment in Haydon Bridge High School - in resources
to support improvements to meet high standards of education, and over £3m to
improve buildings on the site.
Age ranges will be extended at Greenhaugh, Bellingham, Wark, Kielder and
Otterburn first schools - with the total investment of £5.1m in creating primary
and secondary education provision.
Council officers are progressing with plans to replace the buildings of Hexham
Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School, which form the Hadrian
Learning Trust. It is expected that between £36m and £40m will be invested
in this scheme.
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