Construction firm Kier has been selected to deliver the North Chadderton Secondary School expansion by Oldham Council.

The project is the first Kier has been appointed to through the new Procure North West Framework, which Kier was appointed to earlier this year.

North Chadderton is one of the borough's highest performing and over-subscribed schools and this expansion will provide new state-of-the-art facilities to add to its learning environment.

The 1670m2 project includes the design and build of a modern, fit-for-purpose library, a new science block comprising six fully-serviced laboratories and two prep rooms, a sports pavilion with modern changing facilities and a classroom, a café area and sheltered external hard standing areas.

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The project is due to be handed over at the end of the year.

Sean Fenner, regional director at Kier Construction North & Scotland said: "We are delighted to be starting works to develop the current footprint at North Chadderton School for Oldham Council. The new and improved learning environments will help to inspire pupils and the project provides modern facilities which will remove barriers to learning and increase the likelihood of children and young people realising their full potential. Kier is proud to be supporting the council with the delivery of this first-class teaching facility.

"This scheme builds on our extensive experience in the North West, where we have recently delivered over £36m worth of secondary education facilities in the last two years, including the Queensferry Pupil Referral Unit in North Wales."