New primary schools open

Delighted pupils and staff are enjoying their new homes as the final three primary schools in Knowsley’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme are now open. 

The state-of-the-art buildings and world class facilities of Stockbridge Village, Park Brow (Kirkby) and Yew Tree (Halewood) opened their doors to pupils at the start of the new term.  

The schools are a major step forward, providing learning environments and educational delivery to reflect the demands of 21st century learning.

Cllr Graham Wright, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Children and Family Services said: “This has been an ambitious programme and will ensure that we are able to provide the highest possible standard of education for the borough’s future generations”. 

Work has also begun on a new Special Educational Needs (SEN) School in Southdene, Kirkby. 

The specialist facility will cater for children aged three to 19 with needs ranging from Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty to Autistic Spectrum Disorder. 

The new facility will accommodate both Springfield and The Elms schools and is due to open in September 2012.

Pictured  pupils in the new Yew Tree Community Primary School in Halewood