The staff have viewed the mock-up classroom and loved it! We're just waiting to show the students next week.
Internally, the decoration is progressing on the upper floor and furniture is slowly being put in its place.
We’re also beginning to kit-out the theatre with electricity and heating. There is already a balcony and special lighting and audio features will be fitted, which will make it the perfect setting for all the performing arts and media students.
The north elevation has also been fitted with the self-cleaning glass, which is coated with a special chemical that reacts with rainwater and displaces any dirt. (Check out the photo below.)
The final section of the outer ring road is nearly completed and we will commence with roundabout once the school closes for the Christmas break.
It’s all hands on deck over the next two months, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed the weather stays fine.
We’re going all eco-friendly at ag6, where we are currently laying a green roof over the kitchen. It’s an environmentally friendly way of harvesting rainwater by covering a roof area with grass over a waterproofing membrane, which absorbs rainwater and provides insulation. We can then recycle the rainwater and use it to flush the toilets and water the green areas.
The curtain walling system is also nearing completion on the outside of the building ready for the ‘active’ self-cleaning glass to be delivered next week.
Another section of the road has been tarmacked and we’ve handed over the cycle path to the school.
Internally, we’ve started painting the upper floors of the building and the mock-up classroom is being prepared ready for the students return after half term.
The mock-up classroom will feature everything you would expect, carpets, fitted furniture, tables and seats to show the current students, parents and teachers what the finished rooms might look like. It also gives the school a chance to change any of the final touches.
Have a great half-term ag6 students and we look forward to showing you one of your new ag6 classrooms when you get back.
It’s the last week of term for all the students but there’s no rest for the building contractors!
Last week we started work on the external cladding, and this is progressing well. The weather hasn’t picked up much this week, but luckily it hasn’t affected things too much. We’re praying for some sun soon!
We have started to put the internal partitions in place inside the building, so the Sixth Form is really starting to take shape.
Over the school holidays we are expecting to complete the horticultural area and start work on fitting the main services to the site, including gas and electric.
The ground floor slabs have now all been put in place.
We have started work on the nursery block work and stonework, and next week we will be getting to work on the plant room inside.
External cladding work has also commenced, which is set to take six weeks. We did get slightly delayed but we are looking to make the time back.
The roof work is almost complete, and we will soon be ready to put the windows in place.
On site, the contractors have been preparing to set the floors for the second phase of the build – which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Things are really taking shape - we have commenced with putting the pre-cast walls on the external parts of the build. We have made great progress and have already completed 50 percent of it – and we’ll be continuing with this over the next couple of weeks.
Elsewhere, work to the roof is also progressing well. Overall, things are coming along really well – have a look at our live webcam and see what’s happening right now. http://88.96.131.206:2500/view/index.shtml
Things are going really well and excellent progress has been made. We have made up the two weeks we lost at Christmas as a result of the bad weather.
We have started the roof work on the first section of the building and prepping the ground floor slabs on this section.
The drainage and structure work is continuing on site.
There’s plenty going on at the moment on site and our Sixth Form building is really starting to take shape.
Over the next few weeks work on the under floor drainage will take place. We have started laying the metal decking on the floors – which will be concreted over when its finished.
We’re preparing for the brick-layers to arrive on site shortly, and we’ll start importing the roof materials next fortnight.
Elsewhere, we have cleared some trees near the school fields to make room for the allotments, which the horticultural students will look after. Work to the school cycle path has also started, which will run alongside of the cemetery and field.
You have probably noticed the steel work is progressing very well since we started last week. Our building is already starting to take shape – it’s very exciting!
Next week we will be commencing with the pre-cast staircase. The MUGA pitch should be ready to be handed over very soon once the final layers of sand have been delivered and put in place.
Don’t forget to log onto our live web cam for the latest happenings on site.
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James Killelea & Sons delivered the steel work this week, and our contractors have already got to work on erecting it.
Things will really start to take shape now – we’ll soon to able to see the size of our Sixth Form, which is very exciting. This is going to be the main focus on site over the coming weeks. We will be able to bring the metal steel work in for the building’s floors shortly.
As we reported last week, we had to delay laying the astra-turf on the MUGA pitch, but this has now been completed. The MUGA pitch will soon be ready, but the next stage is to sand the surface. Let’s hope the weather stays on our side!
We will be soon getting to work on the internal drainage, but we’ll bring you more on that next week.
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Whilst the school has been enjoying the Easter break, the contractors have been making good progress on site.
The foundations are almost complete, and the steel work programme is set to commence next week. Some of our students paid a visit to James Killelea and Company Ltd last week to watch the steel being made.
Elsewhere, we are still working on our new MUGA pitch. We have been set back a few days though because of the weather, which has meant we had to postpone laying the astra-turf on top of the rubber pad.
This week, Rock and Aluvium, have been back on site for the second phase of the piling work. This should be complete by early next week.
The work on the ground beams is progressing well.
We have made good progress with the MUGA pitch. The tarmac was laid at the end of last week and the fencing around it has been put up this week. The rubber surface will be put in place next week.
We have been busy preparing for the school frames to be delivered in a couple of weeks.
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This is how things are looking at the minute, but for an even more precise update, log on to the live web link and see what is happening right now!
This week we have been concreting the ground beams and setting the bolts of the steel frames in place, in preparation for the pillars.
You may remember some of the students had a visit from piling specialists Rock and Alluvium, who are carrying out the piling work for the building. Their next visit is due to take place in a couple of weeks so we have been busy preparing the site for this.
Don’t forget to log onto our live web-cam to see what is happening on site right now.
Friday 5th March
We have been progressing with the construction of the ground beams, which form the foundations of the building. There is a lot of work to be done, which we’ll be busy with over the coming weeks.
Over the coming weeks we will be focusing on completing the MUGA pitch (Multi Use Games Area).
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This week we have completed works to Constablee Primary School’s playground. The contractors have finished creating the footpath by the side of it.
One of the big jobs we faced was to level out the playing field at Constablee School by raising the surface. The school had a visit from OFSTED this week, and Bardsley’s ensured the building work didn’t affect it and that road sweepers were on site.
One of the biggest jobs we have been working on is the piling rig, which forms the foundations of the building. Some of our students were given a presentation by piling specialists Rock and Alluvium who carried out the work with Bardsley’s. It was a great chance for the students to find out more about the work that goes into the construction and see how things are coming along.
Next week, we will be continuing with laying the foundation work, which we are hoping to complete by the middle of next month.
19 February 2010
We have had a busy few weeks and made some great progress. The construction work has started and we marked it with an official sod-cutting ceremony, which was attended by our Head Boy and Girl, Robert Pratt and Katherine Lucas.
One of the biggest tasks we faced was the sewer diversion works – there was a deep drain running through the school which had to be reconfigured. We were under pressure to do it quickly though before the pilers were delivered to the site for the foundation work to be started. The bad weather also had an impact, but the piling work has now commenced.
As it has been half term this week, we have focused on extending the work to Constablee Primary School’s playground whilst the pupils are off. We have completed it and put a temporary fence up around it. Our next job is to recreate a footpath for access off the field.
We will also continue to keep you updated on the site developments, but if you do have any issues or concerns about the building work, then please contact us on site on 01706 222870. We will deal with your enquiry as soon as possible.
