Woodlands School was granted full planning permission on 16 December and it is expected to reach financial close by the end of March. Construction starts on site in April 2012 with the new school opening in January 2014.

Pre-planning events for Shorefields and De la Salle held on 16 and 23 November respectively and were well attended by parents, pupils, staff and members of the local community. All the feedback has been given to the designers and the plans are being developed to try and take into account the views made where possible. It is hoped the 3 projects will get full planning permission in March 2012 and start on site in April 2012. Work at James Hornsby will complete in March 2013, De la Salle will complete Easter 2013, and Shorefields in August 2013. Plans for these schemes will be added to this site shortly.

Essex County Council Announces Preferred Bidder for Three School Builds

Essex County Council has chosen Wates to become its preferred bidder for three design and build school schemes in Essex.

The schools are James Hornsby High School, Basildon, De La Salle School, Basildon and Shorefields School, Clacton. Work is due to begin in April 2012, with work due to be completed in 2013. A copy of the full press statement can be found here

News flash - Public Exhibition of the proposed scheme of works at Shorefields School and at De la Salle School have been arranged. Click here for details of the Shorefields School project and here for the De la Salle School project.

News flash - We are pleased to confirm that a date has been set for the Shorefields School Public Exhibition, details as follows:

Date: Wednesday 16th November
Time: 3:30pm-7:30pm
Venue: Sports Hall, Shorefields School

Further details will be made available very soon. Please also contact Kim Ambury for more details (kim.ambury@essex.gov.uk)

Updates
September 2011 updates on each of the sample schools can be found at each of individual school area of this site.

Woodlands School
There will be a public consultation event on Tuesday 19th July 2011 regarding the proposed new school building. Details of the event are available here. Plans will be available to view at this site from 20th July.