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23/09/2024
Construction Milestone Reached At New Fairwater Community Campus
The new Fairwater Community Campus has reached a significant construction milestone, with the £110 million state-of-the-art education facility in Fairwater, Wales, hitting its highest structural point.
To commemorate the achievement, ISG, alongside Cardiff Council Leader Cllr Huw Thomas, Cardiff's Cabinet Member for Education Cllr Sarah Merry, Headteacher Diane Gill, and Chair of Governors Barbara Connell, gathered for the occasion. They were also joined by Executive Headteacher Wayne Murphy and Chair of Governors Bianca Rees from the Western Learning Federation, which includes Riverbank School and Woodlands High School.
Funded by Cardiff Council and Welsh Government, and procured through the SEWSCAP3 framework, the new development is the city's largest in scale and investment of Cardiff's education developments to be delivered under the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme.
Children from all three of the schools joined the celebrations with pupils providing musical and singing performances.
The scheme includes the construction of three new build schools for Cantonian High School, Riverbank School and Woodlands High School, all situated on the single site in Fairwater.
Cardiff Council's Leader, Cllr Huw Thomas said: "Bringing together Cantonian, Woodlands and Riverbank Schools on one site known as Fairwater Community Campus, will provide a distinct combination of learning as part of this unique and ambitious plan.
"The first of its kind for Cardiff, this joint education campus will be one of the most educationally advanced institutions in the UK. Each school will be able to keep its identity and will benefit from shared facilities, expertise and teaching opportunities to deliver an exceptional experience for students, staff and their communities."
The development will be Net Zero Carbon in line with Welsh Government standards and will set the standard for future Cardiff school projects. Each of the three schools will be highly energy efficient buildings that are powered from renewable energy sources, enabling Cardiff to deliver on its One Planet Strategy, which outlines the city’s ambition to mitigate climate change.
To commemorate the achievement, ISG, alongside Cardiff Council Leader Cllr Huw Thomas, Cardiff's Cabinet Member for Education Cllr Sarah Merry, Headteacher Diane Gill, and Chair of Governors Barbara Connell, gathered for the occasion. They were also joined by Executive Headteacher Wayne Murphy and Chair of Governors Bianca Rees from the Western Learning Federation, which includes Riverbank School and Woodlands High School.
Funded by Cardiff Council and Welsh Government, and procured through the SEWSCAP3 framework, the new development is the city's largest in scale and investment of Cardiff's education developments to be delivered under the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme.
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Children from all three of the schools joined the celebrations with pupils providing musical and singing performances.
The scheme includes the construction of three new build schools for Cantonian High School, Riverbank School and Woodlands High School, all situated on the single site in Fairwater.
Cardiff Council's Leader, Cllr Huw Thomas said: "Bringing together Cantonian, Woodlands and Riverbank Schools on one site known as Fairwater Community Campus, will provide a distinct combination of learning as part of this unique and ambitious plan.
"The first of its kind for Cardiff, this joint education campus will be one of the most educationally advanced institutions in the UK. Each school will be able to keep its identity and will benefit from shared facilities, expertise and teaching opportunities to deliver an exceptional experience for students, staff and their communities."
The development will be Net Zero Carbon in line with Welsh Government standards and will set the standard for future Cardiff school projects. Each of the three schools will be highly energy efficient buildings that are powered from renewable energy sources, enabling Cardiff to deliver on its One Planet Strategy, which outlines the city’s ambition to mitigate climate change.
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