Science in the garden for school
COUNCILLORS have backed plans to build a high-tech science plaza at a Cramlington school.
The country's first Bio Science Garden can now be built at Cramlington Community High School after the proposals were approved by members of Northumberland County Council's planning and regulation committee.
The scheme, funded with a 1m grant from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), will see the creation of a mini-Eden project biome, where students can explore the life of plants and develop facilities and water delivery systems.
Students will also be able to keep an eye on their work with web cameras and help develop ways of producing renewable energy with a new 'energy' garden.
The scheme is part of the DCSF's Project Faraday, which aims to create practical and innovative designs for secondary school science facilities.
Coun Paul Kelly, chairman of the council's planning committee, said: "This is not just bringing gardening back on to the national curriculum. This is something special.
"It is a very welcome addition to Northumberland's education system and it looks like it will be a fantastic scheme."
In June when the 1m grant was announced, high school headteacher Derek Wise said it was an exciting time for Cramlington.
"As a secondary school we will lead on an innovative science curriculum, and this funding will allow us to develop a curriculum that both challenges and engages pupils," he said.
"The new science learning plaza will provide a world class environment in which young people are inspired by science and encouraged to become independent thinkers."
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