News Archive

This page features archive news articles on Nottingham’s LEP. For the most up-to-date news on the LEP, please click here

26th October 2011

A groundbreaking social enterprise cafe in Woodthorpe Grange Park will be officially opened on Saturday

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24th October 2011

Youth Charity The Prince’s Trust and Nottingham’s LEP is giving young people the chance to get into the construction industry

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27th September 2011

The make over of Ellis Guilford School has begun as the steel frame for the new building goes up this week

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22nd September 2011

Nottingham Academy Greenwood Road officially opens today

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26th July 2011

The eighth edition of the Rosehill School Countdown newsletter is out now

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22nd July 2011

The newest issue of the Nottingham LEP newsletter is out now

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20th July 2011

The Secretary of State for Education is minded not to fund any of Nottingham's BSF projects

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19th July 2011

The seventh edition of the Rosehill School Countdown newsletter is out now

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15th July 2011

Forest Recreation Ground gets £5m makeover thanks to big Lottery investment

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6th July 2011

Council signs £3.2 million contract to refurbish Nethergate School

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29th June 2011

Nottingham Academy Greenwood Road is now one week away from handover!

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28th June 2011

The fourth edition of the Rosehill School Countdown newsletter is out now.

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21st June 2011

There’s only 2 weeks left to handover at Nottingham Academy Greenwood Road!

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21st June 2011

Works at Rosehill School are proceeding extremely well as handover approaches.

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20th June 2011

Nottingham LEP is hosting a ‘Meet The Buyer’ event at Notts County Football Club.

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14th June 2011

On 17th June, Councillor David Mellen will re-open the remodelled Robin Hood Primary School.

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13th June 2011

Today Nottingham LEP celebrates its three year anniversary!

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13th June 2011

Rosehill School is counting down to handover!

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10th June 2011

Nottingham Academy Greenwood Road is counting down to handover!

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23rd May 2011

Nottingham wins two national awards including Local Government Team of the Year!

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11th April 2011

Nottingham BSF project gets go-ahead.

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21st February 2011

Nottingham's Local Education Partnership (LEP) is giving young people the chance to get into the construction industry

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17th February 2011

Councillor Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council, officially opens the refurbished Blue Bell Hill Primary School in St Ann's

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11th February 2011

Nottingham succeeds in High Court challenge to Government over schools

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13th December 2010

Henry Whipple Primary School remodelled for the 21st century

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10th December 2010

A step closer to Forest Recreation Ground improvements

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22nd November 2010

The construction of the new Victoria Leisure Centre will begin tomorrow with the pouring of the concrete foundation

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22nd November 2010

Advanced works have started on the Forest Recreation Ground to improve the footpath ahead of the main restoration project

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19th November 2010

On 19th November the Sheriff of Nottingham will present certificates to young people who have received support from youth charity The Prince’s Trust

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1st November 2010

Nottingham played host to royalty when His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent officially opened The Bulwell Academy's state-of-the-art facility

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November 2010

Parents, carers, the local community and other interested parties are being asked their views on a proposal for an all-girls academy in Nottingham

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November 2010

The Leader of Nottingham City Council will open the remodelled Hadden Park High School in Bilborough on 1st November

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18th October 2010

Southwark Primary School opens with a bang

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18th October 2010

Duchess of Gloucester visits Oak Field School

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12th October 2010

Commonwealth gold medallists raise aspirations of Nottingham kids

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October 2010

The Nottingham LEP’s autumn term newsletter is out now!

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September 2010

Greenfields Community School remodelled for the 21st Century

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September 2010

Nottingham’s LEP puts a smile on its mug and raises money for Macmillan

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September 2010

Dame Kelly Holmes officially opens NUSA

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August 2010

Nottingham's LEP gives young people the opportunity to get into construction

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August 2010

Nottingham LEP has now completed the construction of three brand new academy buildings

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13/07/10

Re-modelling of Bluecoat and Woodlands schools to go ahead

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12/07/10

The official opening of Nottingham’s first BSF Special School

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12/07/10

Nottingham City Council to investigate legal action against decision to axe BSF

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09/07/10

Nottingham City Council assesses impact of BSF announcement

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07/07/10

The Government’s decision to stop the national Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme will have a huge impact on Nottingham’s economy.

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06/07/10

Nottingham schools hit by Government’s BSF announcement

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18/06/10

Watch the short films made by students for the Transformation Trust’s awards

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19/05/10

inspiredspaces celebrates double awards success for Nottingham Schools project.

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14/04/10

Pupils move into the new £13m Southwark Primary School

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18/02/10

Transforming Rosehill School into a ‘Centre of Excellence’

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18/02/10

Green light for final phase of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme

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19/01/10

Construction work begins on new primary school

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22/12/09

Primary Capital Programme Phase 1a reaches Financial Close

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16/11/09

Nottingham win Local Education Partnership of the Year 2009

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14/10/09

Nottingham shortlisted for three ‘Best of BSF’ awards

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21/09/09

Nottingham’s secondary school building programme builds momentum as first new buildings open.

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06/07/09

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has approved Nottingham City Council‘s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Wave 5 ‘Strategy for Change Part 2’.

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09/04/09

Nottingham City Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been shortlisted for the Public Private Finance Awards 2009 which promote best practice and recognise innovation and excellence.

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30/03/09

Nottingham City Council was delighted to learn that the authority’s Primary Strategy for Change (PSC) has been fully approved by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).

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21/01/09

Work begins next week on the construction of a new £13 million ‘exemplar’ primary school in Old Basford which is one of the first primary schools in the country to be rebuilt under the Government’s Primary Capital Programme.

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08/01/09

Nottingham City Council and the Nottingham University Samworth Academy Trust have signed a Development Agreement to build a new Academy for 950 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years in Bilborough.

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19/12/08

Financial Close has been reached today on the multi million pound primary exemplar project which will revolutionise primary education in Old Basford by introducing cutting edge technology to the classroom and creating 21st century buildings.

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20/11/08

On Wednesday, 19 November Nottingham City Council granted planning permission to replace the existing Southwark Primary School in Old Basford with a new ‘exemplar’ primary school.

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18/11/08

Nottingham City Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has been shortlisted for two categories in the first annual awards celebrating achievement in all areas of the national programme to transform education.

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27/08/08

On Friday, 22 August 2008, Nottingham City Council applied for planning permission to replace the existing Southwark infant and nursery school in Bulwell with a new exemplar primary school and nursery.

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06/08/08

Nottingham City Council has submitted proposals to Central Government to rebuild and renew another six secondary schools in Nottingham

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03/07/08

Work begins next week on the construction of Nottingham's £90m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

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18/06/08

Plans for two new secondary schools in Bilborough have been given the go-ahead by Nottingham City Council.

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16/06/08

Financial Close has been reached on the multi million pound Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme which will revolutionise education in Nottingham by introducing cutting edge technology to classroom and creating 21st century buildings.

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03/04/08

City residents can see how Nottingham's schools of the future will look when models of the first three 21st century buildings go on display next week.

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31/01/08

Proposals to build new 21st Century secondary schools in Nottingham under the £90 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has reached a major milestone with the announcement of its selected bidder.

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16/05/07

Nottingham pupils get their chance to shape the design of new schools in the city tomorrow when they meet the three organisations shortlisted to join Nottingham City Council in the transformation of secondary and special school education in the city.

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12/04/07

Three private-sector organisations have been shortlisted to join Nottingham City Council in the transformation of secondary and special school education in the city.

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23/01/07

Nottingham's ambitious plan to transform secondary education takes a step closer to becoming reality this month with seven major consortia lining up to compete for the city's biggest building project - the rebuilding or remodelling of all the city's secondary schools.

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27/10/06

A key milestone in Nottingham's transformation of secondary and special school education takes place next week. The City Council has been given the go-ahead to procure over £89 million pounds worth of work to transform seven schools across the city as part of the national Building Schools for the Future programme.

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09/01/06

Parents and carers of children with severe disabilities and learning difficulties are being invited to explore plans for a state-of-the-art centre of excellence which the City Council wants to build in Bilborough.

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19/07/05

Final proposals to transform secondary and special education in Nottingham have been unveiled after a seven week consultation with parents, teachers and children.

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21/04/05

Proposals which will transform secondary education and special school provision in Nottingham are the subject of a major citywide consultation exercise starting today.

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09/02/05

News of Nottingham's largest social regeneration project in over a century is breaking today, as details of a £135m spending bonanza designed to transform secondary education in Nottingham are shared with parents across the city.

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