Students at Shipston High School in Warwickshire are enjoying new facilities following the completion of an eight-phase project to update 1980s buildings.

Procured through the Pagabo Medium Works Framework, which is managed on behalf of contracting authority, The Education Alliance, this stage of the project follows on from enabling works and provision of a new server room and IT suite in 2023, with contractor, Ashe, focusing on classroom updates as part of this phase of the project.

Complete with new worktops, integrated Bunsen burners, fume cupboard and gas shut-off valves, six new labs have been created to improve science teaching facilities at the school, alongside updates to other subject areas.

Speaking on the project, framework manager, Elliott Talbot, of Pagabo, said: “Across all of the frameworks we manage, one of common characteristics has to be the lasting legacy our offerings have across the sector.

“This project is no different, with the work enabled through the procurement route being key to the development and growth of our next generation, providing them with the best-possible environments to grow and develop.

“Industry pressures have continued to place the updating of the UK’s educational stock as a vital piece of activity throughout the industry, including for us here at Pagabo and we will continue to do our part in the development of education facilities, ensuring they are fit for the future.”

Also included in the works was a new electrical hub, created to house a substation and switch gear in preparation for a new school hall, planned for construction later this year.

Historically, the project saw the delivery of a new teaching block in 2017, with nine classrooms and associated works as part of the £2m project.