Bracknell

Bracknell Residents are being asked what they want from a school to be built in the new Jennetts Park housing development.

The new Bracknell primary school will educate children moving onto the new development and is planned to open in 2010.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council wants to hear residents' views on what they would like to see in this new school.

Once these views are collected, the next stage of the process is to encourage a range of organisations who have an interest in providing first-class education for the borough’s young people, to put forward proposals on running the new school.

Possible organisations could include faith and trust schools, businesses and can include parents' groups.

The Council will design and build the school and set challenging targets to ensure quality of education is maintained.

Once built, the school will be handed over to the successful organisation.

The consultation is running now and ends on March 21. A public meeting to discuss the new school will be held at Easthampstead House on Wednesday March 5 at 6.30pm.

Tony Eccleston, Director of Education, Bracknell Children’s Services and Libraries, said: It is a very exciting time for the borough, with new homes planned and the redevelopment of the town centre.

I welcome residents' feedback on what they want to see in this new school.”

Alan Kendall, Executive Member for Education, said: I would like to encourage residents to give us their thoughts on this new school.

Giving the Council your views at the public meeting will be an excellent way to say what you would like to see for the borough’s young people.”

Bracknell Forest Borough Council