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Project Description

Childeric is a large, community primary school. It has 350 full-time pupils in the main school and 59 who attend the nursery. It will be entirely re-built in 2007 to provide a high quality environment for teaching and learning.

Existing school
The existing school building is an imposing 3 storey Victorian block located in the centre of the site, just off the main New Cross Road.

There is no soft landscaping to the site apart from a small walled amenity space to the north of the site which is designated as a nature garden.

Proposed new school
The existing buildings will be demolished to allow for new build facilities across the site. The removal of the small building at the entrance allows the site to be opened up to Childeric Road, with easier access for pupils, visitors and services.

The new school buildings are 2 storey in height and positioned closer to the entrance, with a clearly visible school entrance close to the site entrance.


The philosophy of the design is to provide a school with distinct areas for accommodation – classroom clusters, admin support, central facilities, foundation unit, staff space, etc – around a central “hub” which allows certain areas to be used while others are secured.

The main design aims are:

  • enhanced play areas / amenity space
  • enhances teaching accommodation
  • key stage 1 accommodation at ground floor
  • separate foundation unit
  • improved staff areas
  • flexibility of accommodation
  • enhanced day-lighting
  • ease of access for community use


KEY MILESTONES

December 2006
Refurbishment of Mornington centre
Transfer of the Childeric school to the Mornington centre

February 2007
Demolition of existing accommodation
Site establishment and access road changes

July 2007
Civil works followed by internal trades and landscaping: 

December 2007 
Project completion and move to the new Childeric school 

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29/03/2007

“Great results from the first Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) Audit”

Bouygues UK recently received great results from the first Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) Audit

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09/01/2007

Successful opening of Childeric school at Mornington Decanting Centre

Following an enormous effort by Bouygues UK and the Childeric teaching staff the school got up and running on time in temporary facilities between Christmas and the New Year.

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22/12/2006

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Bouygues UK, Ecovert FM, HSBC Infrastructure and all their partners wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year 2007!

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04/12/2006

Bouygues UK's commitment reinforced with the Considerate Contractor Scheme

Bouygues UK’s Lewisham PFI project has been successfully registered with the Considerate Contractor Scheme and is proud to reinforce its commitment to carry out works in a clean and safe manner whilst minimising disruption. Relevant signage and posters have been received and are already displayed on the site hoardings.

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04/12/2006

Partnership charters signed for Crofton and Forest Hill Schools

In order to continue with this spirit and ensure everyone involved adhere to it, the Bouygues UK Project Director for Lewisham PFI schools set up the framework for a “Partnership Charter” to pave the way forward for the continued interface between the authorities representative, the head teacher, premises officers and Bouygues UK senior site managers.

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04/12/2006

Impressive progress at Greenvale Secondary School

Following her recent visit to the new school located in Waters road, Ann Sharp, Associate Head teacher, was delighted to see the Greenvale Special Needs School growing so rapidly.

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10/11/2006

BOUYGUES UK enters into a strategic alliance with Lewisham College

To help develop the young builders of the future, Richard Bridgeford, Project Director for the Schools PFI Project, has been in discussions with John Stagg, the Head of The School of Construction and Technical Services at Lewisham College, to offer the Lewisham construction sites, as a practical training facility for their building students.

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08/11/2006

Follow-up visit of the Council of Lewisham to Barking Schools PFI

The Barking Schools contract, in operation by Ecovert FM since completion in the summer of 2005 played host earlier in October to a group of headteachers and staff from the Lewisham Schools PFI project.

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26/10/2006

Safer Use of Tower Cranes - informative article

Tower cranes are a vital element in the construction process. There are around 15,000 cranes in the UK and at any time around a 1000 are in use. Tower cranes are often in use on construction sites in urban areas and collapses/failures are a very rare occurrence. There is legislation, standards, codes of practice in place, covering the design, manufacture and erection of tower cranes globally around the world today. Stringent and regular test regimes have been developed over many years to ensure the safe operation of tower cranes on construction sites. The Bouygues Group have an in-house Plant and Equipment subsidiary based France called “GIE” which owns and maintains all their own tower cranes for internal use only. Only the very highest standards are observed with these cranes resulting in a well maintained and safe fleet operational on all Bouygues construction sites world wide. Formal records of all certifications and regular tests are well documented, on all Bouygues site.

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08/10/2006

Students in temporary classrooms

New term started on a new note for all students as they came back to Forest hill and Crofton Schools. They experienced their new environment and settled in their temporary classrooms while works are under way.

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08/09/2006

Works progress at Crofton School by the Head teacher

Quality and Standards form the flag post for our theme this academic year 'Raising the Bar'. Bouygues have complemented the theme with their impressive and rigorous start to the rebuilding programme of Crofton School.

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30/08/2006

Forest Hill: Head-teacher comments on progress of works

"An unbelievable amount of work has already taken place and the Bouygues team has delivered exactly what they promised".

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03/08/2006

Bouygues UK and Ecovert FM have reached Financial Close on two new education PFI projects

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