News

10 October 2006

New School Building Takes Shape

Building of the new extension to St. Thomas à Becket Catholic College is progressing rapidly with the external structure complete and classrooms currently being decorated.

The new block at the college will contain a dedicated Drama Suite and Science lab along with two new classrooms and office space. The building will be accessed through the current college building by upper and lower corridors. Below are images of the progress.

Miss Lorna Gosling, Head of Drama at the college recently commented on the project: "The new Drama studio will bring Drama at St. Thomas a Beckets into a whole new stage of development. The purpose built space will provide students with an opportunity to develop their skills and understanding in lighting as well as provide them with a more suitable amount of room to create their performances. It is an interactive space which houses the latest technologies allowing the standard of both teaching and learning to be raised.

It will be a studio that will be creative and enhance the willingness to learn the subject in a custom built facility. Finally it will provide the college with an intimate performance venue, allowing to showcase more of our work to smaller audiences.

I literally cant wait to get in there!"

The new building has seen a big shake up of the Science department and at the end of the project they will see significant changes. Miss Rebecca Atkinson, Head of Science at the college, said: "The new building will provide the Science Department with one fully refurbished and 2 brand new laboratories so that we will have 6 teaching rooms and a Prep room all in the same area. This will ensure that from January 2007 all pupils will have all of their science lessons in a lab. We are certain that our students will enjoy learning in a bright and stimulating environment with modern facilities."