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About Me

Building Schools for the Future is a 250 million pound project to create new educational facilities on nine sites in East Lancashire.
All the new buildings should be up and running by September 2010.
This myspace page is a way for Lancashire County Council - which runs the schools - to communicate directly with the people who will be affected.
Like pupils, parents, teachers, support staff, and the people who live around the old and new school sites.
Feel free to make comments and ask questions.
We will try to answer any queries as soon as possible.
Responses to comments are posted in the blog (above).
When making comments please remember that we need to create a positive atmosphere around the education of the young people currently going through the schools.
Any posts containing swearwords will be removed.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

This page is aimed at anyone interested in the redevelopment of the following schools in Pendle:
Marsden Heights Community College
Pendle Vale College
Pendle Community High School and College
and in Burnley:
Shuttleworth College
Thomas Whitham Sixth Form
Barden Primary School
Reedley Hallows Nursery School and Children's Centre
Holly Grove School
Unity College
Sir John Thursby Community College
Ridgewood Community High School
Blessed Trinity RC College
Hameldon Community College
The Rose School
For more information about the project visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/bsf

My Blog

Burnley schools planning applications

Planners have agreed to visit three sites earmarked for brand new schools in Burnley. Members of Lancashire County Council's development control committee, meeting today, agreed unanimously to inspect...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:42:00 GMT

Actor John Simm picks best teacher from Nelson

My Best Teacher - John Simm Times Educational Supplement Magazine10 October 2008 An English and art teacher with a passion for drama helped this actor find his feet When I was growing up in Nelson, a...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:23:00 GMT

Update on Ridgewood and Sir John Thursby

See report in Burnley Express: http://www.burnleyexpress.net/burnleynews/New-super-school-t akes-shape.4609239.jp  Video and report from Lancashire Telegraph: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Artist’s impression of new Hameldon college

Hameldon Community College is to be re-built on Coal Clough Lane in Burnley.Artists impressions have been drawn to go with the planning application.You can see them on page 5 of our Myspace pics. Keep...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:19:00 GMT

Cabinet minister backs Lancashire charity

A top government minister is to attend the national launch of a Lancashire County Council-backed education charity.Ed Balls, secretary of state for children, schools, and families will be at the event...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:35:00 GMT

Young people to quiz local politicians

YOUNG people will get the chance to question county councillors as part of Local Democracy week. This is the first time that one of Lancashire County Council's popular Cabinet Question Time events has...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:01:00 GMT

New pictures of new schools

Shuttleworth College in Padiham and Burnley Campus  which houses Thomas Whitham Sixth Form, Barden Primary School, Reedley Hallows Nursery School and Children's Centre, Holly Grove School , Burnley a...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Burnley school cave drama - statement

Potholing Incident 01/10/08 - Joint statement from Borwick Hall Outdoor Education Centre and Unity College, BurnleyA group of eight students (Yr 10, aged 14, five girls, three boys) with two members o...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:22:00 GMT

Burnley students in cave drama - coverage

Eight fourteen year old students and two teachers from Unity College in Burnley were involved in a drama while on a school trip yesterday. Here's how the press reported the incident: http://www.lancas...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:38:00 GMT

Open day at new school

Prospective parents are invited to an open evening at two brand new schools in Nelson.The £29 million joint site of Pendle Vale College and Pendle Community High School and College will be on show fro...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:33:00 GMT