I started the day early at the brilliant new Allerton Grange High School building...

Rick Whittaker, headteacher, and his colleagues have worked incredibly hard to get the fantastic new building ready for the new term, the new students and the challenges ahead. I was joined at the school by Cllr Richard Harker and Fabian Hamilton MP who have been hugely influential and supportive as we have worked to deliver this next element of the Building Schools for the Future programme. The students looked great in their new uniform; a different take on the usual shirt, tie and blazer. Everyone looked really delighted to be in the new building which provides Rick, his colleagues and his students with a fabulous canvas on which to build a brilliant learning place over the next year.
Chris