Stoke-on-Trent College's new Burslem development 'ready in summer 2025'
A new development at Stoke on Trent College’s Burslem campus should be completed next summer. Earlier this year, the college was given the green light to knock down the existing five-storey B-block building and build a two and three-storey 'entrance hub' to the neighbouring A-block.
Now, an ‘X marks the spot’ ceremony has taken place at the campus to highlight the location for the brand-new teaching and learning facility, which the college says will enhance student learning experiences. The development will feature additional classrooms, science labs and prep room that will extend the already established A block and will be accessed from the existing main entrance.
The second floor of the new building will also house a large board room and training space. Key college stakeholders Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Port Vale FC were all present at the recent ground-breaking ceremony, along with project partners Arcadis and Krol-Corlett Construction.
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Lisa Capper MBE, CEO & Principal at Stoke on Trent College, said: "Stoke on Trent College is investing in future-proofing our campuses, giving our learners enhanced spaces to study in. We have seen significant growth in our student numbers year-on-year, and the new building at Burslem plus the Connect building at our Cauldon Campus, which is well underway will provide learners with industry standard facilities and inspiring teaching and learning spaces.
"The new build at Burslem is set to be completed in Summer 2025, ready for students who will be enrolling for the 2025/26 academic year." The Burslem capital programme is one of two projects that are being funded through £13 million from the Government’s funding for Further Education’s Capital Transformation Projects.
The other transformation project is the Connect building at the Cauldon campus, which had a ground-breaking ceremony in July, and is set to be completed in June 2025.