Work is progressing well with the construction of the new £26.5 Million state of the art school, the school which is being built as part of the Governments Building Schools For The Future program which will see every State Secondary School in England, 3500 in total rebuilt or remodelled over the programs lifetime. The building Schools For The Future program is the largest and most ambitious scheme of its type in the World and will transform the education some 3.3 million students.
The new school at Woodchurch which will open in September 2010, which as well as providing world class state of the art educational facilities, it will be environmentally sustainable.
Great news BUT what happens when these children leave school?
Youth unemployment is now a THIRD higher than it was in 1997.
Nearly one million people between the ages of 16 and 24 are out of work – that is ONE in SIX.
What do you propose to do about this?