Nov 15, 2022, Bishop’s Stortford Independent: Avanti Brook: Construction begins on first primary school for Stortford Fields – and the greenest in Bishop's Stortford https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/herts-county-council-builds-school-for-the-future-in-bisho-9284095/
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Work has begun on Bishop's Stortford's newest and greenest primary school – and the first for Stortford Fields.
The £14.5m cost of Avanti Brook is being covered by local education authority Hertfordshire County Council.
The school will be the third to be operated by the Avanti Academy Trust, following the opening of Avanti Meadows at St Michael's Hurst in 2021. This academic year, the primary is the temporary home of Avanti Grange secondary while its campus is being constructed, ready for September 2023.
Avanti Brook, being built by Hertfordshire-based ASHE Construction, is set to open at the same time. It will offer up to 30 reception places and 26 places for nursery-aged children each year, eventually growing to provide 420 school places.
Cllr Terry Douris, HCC's executive member for education, said: "We're committed to developing sustainable communities in Hertfordshire, providing residents with the infrastructure needed to make new developments great places to live – this includes providing good local schools which children can walk to.
"The children joining the school in September will have the unique distinction in that they'll be able to look at the school in 50 years' time and say that was my school from day one. The school is being built with the future in mind; by prioritising environmental sustainability in construction and operation, we're taking a big step towards building a cleaner, greener and healthier Hertfordshire."… Avanti Brook is also the first primary school in Hertfordshire with plans for a special resource provision (SRP).
If approved by the Regional Schools Commissioner in spring 2023, it will offer group-based learning for 12 pupils with speech, language, communication needs and autism, who do not require a special school but need additional support.
Support in SRPs is tailored to each individual pupil and aims to develop their social and communication skills and confidence, so they can increase the amount of time they are able to spend in mainstream classes….
Cllr Terry Douris, project officers, contractors, Avanti Meadows pupils and their parents view the Avanti Brook site (60635808)
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