Investment in Learning Programme
With the achievement of Financial Close, Perth & Kinross Council's Investment in Learning Programme has now reached a crucial stage in its development, enabling building work to start shortly on the six new community campuses.
The Council has entered into a 30-year partnership with Axiom Education, the consortium who will build, operate and maintain the new schools and community facilities. Axiom comprises international bank ABN AMRO, design and construction specialist Laing O'Rourke, and facilities management provider Mitie.
Financial Close has been reached after detailed and complex negotiations with Axiom Education to ensure the best possible result for pupils and local communities.
Public consultations will take place on the landscaping and outdoor play equipment for each campus, and the layout of furniture for the community facilities, these will be held during May and June 2008:
Kinross, Blairgowrie
Times : Thursdays 9.00am - 8.00pm
Fridays 9.00am - 6.30pm
Saturdays 9.00am - 1.00pm
Loch Leven Community Campus: Kinross, Thurs 8th Fri 9th Sat 10th May at Loch Leven Leisure Centre
Blairgowrie Community Campus: Blairgowrie, Thurs 15th Fri 16th Sat 17th May - Blairgowrie Recreation Centre
Crieff, Perth, Aberfeldy
Times : Thursdays 10.00am - 8.00pm
Fridays 10.00am - 6.30pm
Saturdays 9.30am - 1.30pm
Strathearn Community Campus: Crieff, Thurs 29th Fri 30th Sat 31st May -Strathearn Recreation Centre (Thurs Fri) James Square Crieff (Sat)
North Inch Community Campus and Glenearn Community Campus: Perth
Thurs 5th Fri 6th Sat 7th June
Perth Leisure Pool (Thurs Fri) Perth Museum and Art Gallery (Sat)
Breadalbane Community Campus: Aberfeldy
Thurs 12th Fri 13th Sat 14th June
Aberfeldy Recreation Centre
Benefits
The Investment in Learning Programme presents a unique opportunity to realise an ambitious development programme to deliver 21st century educational and community facilities that will have real benefits for pupils, staff and the wider public:
- Providing quality accommodation and resources for school and community use;
- Encouraging adults, parents and families to visit the campus during the school day to: support their children's or their own learning; contribute to community activities, and use the facilities in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays;
- Providing enhanced support on-site for children, young people and families with special educational needs and learning/behavioural difficulties;
- Contributing significantly to the quality of life, culture, health and fitness of young people and local communities through the provision of arts, sporting, and community services; and
- Enabling more flexible access to learning through continued investment in IT.
Next Stages
The next step for the project, the start of construction on a phased basis commenced with the first works beginning in October 2007 at the Breadalbane campus site. The six schools, located in Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Kinross and Perth, and their associated community facilities, will all be operational by Autumn 2011. Visit the Programme Timetable page to view the construction timetable, and the campus pages for more details about each of the six new campuses.
Further Information
Perth & Kinross Council met on 23 August 2007 to consider a report regarding the next stages of the Investment in Learning Programme. This report was agreed, and is available in the Downloads section on the right of this page.
The site plan for each campus and other key documents are also available from the Downloads section.
During September and October 2006, the Council sought suggestions for the names of the new campuses from school users and the wider public. Visit the Consultation page for more information and the latest update on the process.
