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| Campaigning for Fairer School Funding in Bywell |
Every school across Tynedale and Ponteland will see their government funding increase next year as a result of today's massive funding boost announcement by the Prime Minister.
Levelled up education funding means per pupil funding at Queen Elizabeth High School will top more than £5,000 next year.
This has only been possible as a result of a long campaign which has been supported by fantastic local headteachers such as Graeme Atkins. I recently met with Graham at the consultation on Queen Elizabeth High School's new building to see their exciting plans for the future.
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| With Graeme Atkins, Headteacher of Queen Elizabeth High School and Cllr Cath Homer, Hexham East |
The funding boost is part of a massive investment in our schools locally which means that by 2021, every high school across Tynedale and Ponteland will have been rebuilt or refurbished.
· Work is already well underway on the new £45m Ponteland Schools and Leisure Complex, which is set to open next year.
· £4.5m is being invested to upgrade Haydon Bridge High School, which will see two new multi-use games areas, a new vocational centre, and a total redesign of the front of the school, which is due to be completed at the end of the year.
· Prudhoe Community High School’s brand new building was opened in 2016. It is now officially a good school with outstanding teachers and great pupils.
· Queen Elizabeth High School is set to get a brand new, state of the art building as part of a £36.1m investment, due to be completed in 2021.
This new funding will make a massive difference to our fantastic local schools