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Work begins on £30m Longbenton Community College project

Contractor Galliford Try has started work on the construction of a new school to replace the existing buildings at Longbenton Community College.

The new school will open its doors in September 2016 and the user-friendly layout of the new school will make it easier for students and staff to travel around the campus.

Longbenton Community College is one of four schools in North Tyneside – along with John Spence High School, Marden High and Whitehouse Primary – to be built as part of the Government-funded Priority Schools Building Programme which is seeing at least £30 million spent on these new schools over the next two years.

The contractor has commenced with the demolition of the former City Learning Centre and sports hall buildings.

Cllr Ian Grayson, North Tyneside Council’s cabinet member for Children, Young People and Learning said: “I’m very pleased that work has started at Longbenton to deliver this wonderful new school. Our young people are receiving high quality education and in September next year this will be taking place in a state-of-the-art building with facilities that are second to none.”

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