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A stunning new Sixth Form Centre is set to provide the best of
both worlds for students at Bolton School. Planning
permission has been granted by Bolton Council, and work
on the new £7m build in the heart of the campus,
will begin in 2012.
You can view a walk through tour of the new build here.
Architecturally, the glass and sandstone elliptical building
promises to provide a stunning contrast to the School's Neo-Gothic
façade and turrets. The new centre will link to the main
building with two-storey glazed walkways. It will provide
independence for over 400 Sixth Form students and will include an
ICT suite, seminar rooms for project work and tutorial sessions,
quiet study areas, a common room, a refectory café area, exhibition
space and the main school reception.
Miss Sue Hincks, Headmistress of the Girls' Division, said:
"These are exciting times for Bolton School. The Centre will
provide the best of both worlds in that girls and boys
will share the facilities, including the Common Room, but
lessons will continue to be taught in single sex environments,
something that we strongly believe benefits the
students. The new building will complement the excellent
teaching and opportunities that our students already
receive."
Mr Alistair Baines, Director of Cassidy and Ashton architects,
commented: "From a design perspective, once completed,
the Centre will help illustrate the best of modern
design against the traditional background of the school. The effect
will be sensational and will provide an attractive and
stimulating environment for the students. This will be the latest
project in our 30-year relationship with Bolton School."
The school will be funding the development from donations and
hopes to begin the building work in the Summer of 2012 with
the centre opening in time for the 2013 Autumn Term.
The building of the Sixth Form Centre marks the final stage in a
building programme which has seen the construction of a new Infant
School, a new Junior Girls' School and a refurbishment and
extension of the Junior Boys' School.