Walsall Children's Services

What is the Primary Capital Programme?

Primary schools at the heart of the community – the aims

The primary capital programme continues the Council’s commitment to investment in education. The programme will ensure that primary schools and primary age special schools are fully equipped for 21st Century learning and occupy a central position at the heart of our communities.

Walsall is committed to using every possible opportunity to help realise our mission ‘to ensure all children and young people achieve the best possible levels of education, health and development and to support those who are most vulnerable..’ The primary capital programme will act as catalyst for a step change in attainment, inclusion, regeneration and community engagement across the Borough.

This vision will mean that our primary schools will need quality school environments which facilitate personalised learning and enable them to offer a wide range of services to their local communities, and contribute to Every Child Matters.

Delivering this vision will involve a wide-ranging strategic programme of rebuilding, refurbishing and upgrading covering at least 50 per cent of primary schools in Walsall. At the end of the programme, the following objectives will have been fulfilled:

• Primary school buildings will have been brought up to a good standard

• Children and families will have access to year-round, 8am-6pm childcare, parenting support, specialist support services, a good range of after-school activities and access to ICT and sports and arts facilities after hours; access will be at their child’s primary school or at a school or venue nearby, with supervised transfer arrangements for children

• Schools will provide first-class ICT facilities so pupils can study in a way that suits them and quality learning environments that enhance teachers’ flexibility in delivering the curriculum and the every child matters agenda