What we did:
Client:
Works completed Phase 1:
- Decanted the pupils and teachers to temporary classrooms in portakabins and created 3 temporary classrooms in the main hall which enabled works to the classroom areas on the ground and first floor to be completed.
- Total internal and external refurbishment of the buildings, structural repair, and exploratory and trial holes in respect of heaves.
- Mechanical and electrical works including fire sprinklers, a lift, stage lighting, acoustic upgrade, security and access controls.
- Internal works including suspended ceilings, decoration, flooring, fixed and standalone furniture.
- Improved access in line with the DDA regulations.
Works completed Phase 2:
- Dismantling of temporary classrooms and refurbishment of the main hall, administration block and changing rooms.
- External works included re-roofing, groundworks, landscaping, new soft play areas, car park and pedestrianised areas.
Key things we had to consider:
- We carried out all the works on the existing school site while the school remained fully operational. To help with this, we sited Portakabins and created temporary classrooms in the main hall.
Building standards we worked to:
- LABC (Local Authority Building Control)
Community benefits from the building:
- Improved learning environment for the children
- Improved working environment for the teachers and other school staff
- Increased safety as a result of better access to the school grounds, new parking and drop off and collection points
Community benefits from the project:
- 635 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) engagements with the school
- 86 hours of engagement with pupils
- 6 community projects
- Periodic newsletters updating local residents and pupils on the progress of the project
- Members of the team built a mud kitchen for the early years pupils, created planters so that they could grow flowers and plants as part of their ecological studies and made Christmas tree decorations for each child from recycled content.
Employment, work experience and training:
- 9 jobs for a total of 475 weeks
- 3 apprenticeships for a total of 149 training weeks
- 9 work experience placements for a total of 44 weeks
- 6 work trial placements for a total of 12 weeks
- 9 weeks of non-accredited training
- The improvements to the building have made it more energy efficient.
- Emissions from transport were kept to a minimum as 76% of the project’s supply chain was from the local area.
- 916 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill for reuse or recycling.
- 87% of waste diverted from landfill.
Local economy:
- 76% of the supply chain from the local area
- 100% of the workforce from the SA postcode area
- 2 Meet the Buyer events for local suppliers
- 96% of total project spend in Wales
Employment, work experience and training:
- 9 jobs for a total of 475 weeks
- 3 apprenticeships for a total of 149 training weeks
- 9 work experience placements for a total of 44 weeks
- 6 work trial placements for a total of 12 weeks
- 9 weeks of non-accredited training
Other:
- 100% of fair payment targets met
