Manchester City Council
Project status
Wave 1: First schools opened September 2008
Wave 4: Start of construction expected early 2009
Schools opened:
- Gorton Education Village, which incorporates Cedar Mount High and Melland SEN High School, opened in September 2008.
- Newall Green's first phase also opened in September 2008.
More details about the schools can be found in the Schools Directory.
Manchester's Wave 4 BSF projects launched in April 2007.
Manchester is among the first wave of cities to develop Academies centred on innovative partnerships between education providers and local businesses. The programme has been devised to support skills creation within the six growth areas of the city and wider region. Sponsors are now board for all six Academies. Place Group has been appointed as the project management consultant to work alongside Manchester City Council and its partners to deliver the programme.
Manchester's BSF partners
| Construction | Laing O'Rourke (Gorton Education College); Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd (Newell Green) |
| Design | |
| Hard FM | |
| Soft FM | |
| ICT | Ramesys |
| Partnering Services | |
| Funders |
Wave 1
Funding:
| Conventional Funding | £182m |
| PFI Credits | None |
(Includes ICT. Allocations are indicative and are likely to change.)
Wave 4
Funding:
| Conventional Funding | £218.8m |
| PFI Credits | None |
(Includes ICT. Allocations are indicative and are likely to change.)
