Governors at Stratford-upon-Avon College have approved an £8.25m campus investment.
The plans, approved by a governing board meeting on Monday 11th February, involve a comprehensive staged refurbishment over the next three to four years, in which campus buildings will receive either a complete overhaul with new specialist equipment, or will be rebuilt from the ground up.
The news comes less than two weeks after the one-year anniversary of the merger between Stratford-upon-Avon College and Solihull College & University Centre.
Lindsey Stewart, Chief Operating Officer at Stratford-upon-Avon College, commented “Initial developments will focus on services for students and a new front entrance to campus.
“We are also committed to providing outstanding specialist learning environments across all of our curriculum areas. As part of the investment, we will ensure the facilities and equipment available to students will be second to none throughout Warwickshire.”
John Callaghan, Principal of Stratford-upon-Avon College and Solihull College & University Centre said “Following the merger a year ago, we stated that we wanted to review Stratford’s curriculum offer and to ensure our excellent staff enjoyed the same terms and conditions across the merged college, and we have achieved both tasks in less than a year.
“The final part of the curriculum-led recovery is to provide excellent general and specialist learning environments and we are excited to get started.
“Stratford deserves a fantastic college and we aim to step up to the mark. We will be consulting with staff, students and key stakeholders about our exciting plans and we hope to start work in the summer subject to planning permission.”
