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Where we are now and the 15 year programme

Jo Hunter - September 2008
school.organisation@kirklees.gov.uk



Where we are now

  • Standards in schools are rising but not fast enough and we need to do even better. We want all our schools to meet the government’s skill challenge of 2020, raising levels of attainment in GCSE, A-Level, Degree and vocational courses.
  • We have too many 16 to19 year olds not in education, employment or training. We need to offer more opportunities for young people to make positive choices for a their future.
  • We need more school places to support economic growth and population shifts in Kirklees.
  • We have too many schools that are not full. We need to make a better and fairer use of resources.
  • We need better facilities to help our committed and passionate teachers and school staff do their job.

A 15 year programme

‘Building Schools for the Future is a long term programme to raise standards and make schools into centres for learning for the whole community.

This will take time, and our proposals look like this:

  • 2009 Activity to reorganise first and middle schools in the Whitcliffe Mount area
  • 2009 Phased consultations on proposals to change primary schools for the wider Kirklees area
  • 2009 Planning and preparation work for secondary school changes in North Kirklees
  • 2010 Changes to primary school buildings begin in North Kirklees
  • 2011 Changes to secondary school buildings begin in North Kirklees
  • 2013 Changes to secondary school arrangements begin in South Kirklees

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