ag6 opens its doors to Rossendale

ag6 opened its doors yesterday with a live radio broadcast and a champagne reception.

The new state-of-the-art sixth form centre was officially unveiled to staff, sixth form students and their parents.

Headteacher Iain Hulland, special guest Wayne Bardsley, the Executive Chairman of Bardsley’s, the construction company behind the build, and ag6 student Lauren Tahir cut the ribbon to declare the sixth form open.

Rossendale Radio also broadcast a special ‘ag6’ breakfast show live from the building, which included a number of interviews with Alder Grange staff and students.

The building will cater for up to 300 students, and has been designed to include everything from science laboratories, a media studio and performance space to nursery and creche facilities for child development students, as well as a library and ICT facilities.

Jo Griffiths, Head of ag6, said: “We’ve been so exited about the completion of ag6. It’s about 13 months since we began the build and finally the centre is finished. It looks even better than I imagined.

“Everything about it has been designed with the students in mind. Each classroom even has its own computers and interactive white boards with built in speakers and overhead projector system to enhance and aid every student’s learning.

“It’s so lovely to welcome all the current sixth formers and potential sixth formers in to the new centre and see the looks on their faces. All the students seem in awe of what has been achieved and are very much looking forward to studying at ag6.

“We can’t thank everyone who has been involved in the project enough for all their hard work. It’s this dedication to bringing the vision for ag6 to life that has made this build such a success.”

Lauren, who spoke at the initial planning meeting in support of the sixth form, said: “ag6 looks absolutely amazing! I can’t believe the transformation over the last year.

“We all feel very lucky to have the opportunity to study and learn in such special a environment. I especially love the ‘internet’ café and media studio.”

The school is now enrolling students. For more information email jgriffiths@aldergrange.lancs.sch.uk

5 days in counting…

Ok, so we’re all running around like headless chickens, well that’s a bit of an exaggeration!

We’re currently laying carpets, painting walls, bringing sofas in, setting up chairs and tables and cleaning.

The school has started to be trained in all the different areas including the kitchen and lifts.

Tarmacking will be complete over the next few days and white lining will commence today.

Everybody who’s coming to the champagne reception on Tuesday for the grand opening has also had his or her invites. But there’s a lot to do before then! All hands on deck!

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14 days until ag6 opens...

We are currently completing as much of the decoration as possible this week on the top two floors and continuing with any final fittings on the lower storeys.

We’re also commissioning training sessions with the school over the next couple of weeks.

The cabins have been removed and the road surface is currently in the process of being completed.

Everyone’s working very hard to finish the project in time for the 15th February.

22 days in counting…

ag6 is almost (yes, almost) ready!

The top two floors are nearly complete and we are just putting the final touches into place.

Downstairs, the science labs are looking very swish and the kitchen is something Jamie Oliver would be proud to cook in!

We are still waiting for the final decoration of the reception, the main stairwell, nursery and lower storey’s.

The building even has its name fixed on the side in the ag6 three colours of blue. And it’s even lit up at night so you can see it from various points around the area. It really does look pretty.

It’s all hands on deck here, we are working every hour god sends over the next three weeks to get the project finished, as we promised.

There’s 22 days to go…

New Year New School

Well, it’s been a very hectic week catching up on the work we’ve not managed to complete because of the bad weather.

Internally, we are making lots of progress with the final finishes such as painting, and moving furniture into place.

Externally, we’ve moved the cabins so we can finish the outside area there, and we are hoping to work on the remaining tarmacing over the next couple of weeks.

We will be working many late nights over the next couple of weeks to get both the inside and outside finished in time for the official hand over to the school at the end of January.

New ag6 photo on a not so very nice day!

OH SNOW!

It’s like a winter wonderland up here at ag6.

We’re progressing with everything we can internally but any work on the ring road is being put on hold until the snow thaws.

Looks like we’re in for a white white Christmas.

All the best Rossendale! See you in the New Year.