Work on a new state-of-the-art library which will transform literacy opportunities in a Suffolk secondary school has begun.
Students and staff at Newmarket Academy will soon be benefitting from the fantastic new library which has been funded by a generous gift from Godolphin founder His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The same construction team that built Sybil Andrews Academy in 2016 has returned to build new phases of the high school based on Bury St Edmunds’ Moreton Hall estate.
Over recent months Barnes Construction has been carrying out a programme of enabling works in preparation for the main work to start.
This has included creating new hard play areas, along with alterations to paths and paving.
The quick-thinking actions of a five-year-old girl have been saluted after she witnessed her mum fall down the stairs and remain unconscious for more than 15 minutes.
Scarlett Neill has been praised by her parents and school after calmly speaking to the emergency services following the accident to her mum, Sam.
By Tim Coulson, Chief Executive of Unity Schools Partnership
The New Year for the Unity Schools Partnership started in the best possible way when we welcomed around 700 staff members to our annual conference at Thomas Gainsborough School.
In the past, we have held the conference away from our schools and organised two big events – one for our secondary schools and one for our hub of primary schools.
A primary school has chosen a unique way to recruit its new headteacher - by making a film showcasing all that it has to offer.