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30/03/2010
Willmott Dixon To Build £71m Oldham Academies
Willmott Dixon has been appointed preferred bidder by Oldham Council for its ambitious Academies programme worth around £71m.
The deal will see the company's Oldham-based office construct three academies, with the first starting in September.
Willmott Dixon secured the work following a competitive process under the national academies framework. As part of its 'local pound’ agenda, Willmott Dixon will invest 40 per cent of the Academies budget within Oldham providing local employment and training. This includes annual work experience placements and providing pupils with development opportunities in professions such as Graphic Design, Quantity Surveying and Structural and Civil Engineering
Anthony Dillon, Managing Director for Willmott Dixon's office in Oldham, said: "With our offices literally round the corner, we are absolutely delighted that we can play a key role in helping develop three outstanding new places to learn and develop within our own community."
The first Academy to be built will be the Oasis Academy, sponsored by Oasis Community Learning, situated at the Brook Mill site, with construction starting in September 2010. This will replace the existing South Chadderton and Kaskenmoor schools, with work set to finish in July 2012.
The programme also includes the new Waterhead Academy, sponsored by Oldham College, at Orb Mill to replace Counthill and Breeze Hill schools, and The Oldham Academy North, the E-ACT sponsored Academy on the current site of Our Lady’s, Royton replacing Grange School.
Councillor Kay Knox, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families, said: "We are delighted to be able to confirm the appointment of Willmott Dixon to deliver Oldham’s Academies programme. As an Oldham based company they are uniquely positioned to understand the boroughs commitment to regeneration”
"The aim of the BSF Academies Programme is to provide first class facilities that support learning transformation and develop the aspirations of young people resulting in children achieving a broader range of qualifications to maximise their potential."
(CD/GK)
The deal will see the company's Oldham-based office construct three academies, with the first starting in September.
Willmott Dixon secured the work following a competitive process under the national academies framework. As part of its 'local pound’ agenda, Willmott Dixon will invest 40 per cent of the Academies budget within Oldham providing local employment and training. This includes annual work experience placements and providing pupils with development opportunities in professions such as Graphic Design, Quantity Surveying and Structural and Civil Engineering
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Anthony Dillon, Managing Director for Willmott Dixon's office in Oldham, said: "With our offices literally round the corner, we are absolutely delighted that we can play a key role in helping develop three outstanding new places to learn and develop within our own community."
The first Academy to be built will be the Oasis Academy, sponsored by Oasis Community Learning, situated at the Brook Mill site, with construction starting in September 2010. This will replace the existing South Chadderton and Kaskenmoor schools, with work set to finish in July 2012.
The programme also includes the new Waterhead Academy, sponsored by Oldham College, at Orb Mill to replace Counthill and Breeze Hill schools, and The Oldham Academy North, the E-ACT sponsored Academy on the current site of Our Lady’s, Royton replacing Grange School.
Councillor Kay Knox, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families, said: "We are delighted to be able to confirm the appointment of Willmott Dixon to deliver Oldham’s Academies programme. As an Oldham based company they are uniquely positioned to understand the boroughs commitment to regeneration”
"The aim of the BSF Academies Programme is to provide first class facilities that support learning transformation and develop the aspirations of young people resulting in children achieving a broader range of qualifications to maximise their potential."
(CD/GK)
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