Our New Estate Plans
THE COLLEGE HAS AN AMBITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR ITS ESTATE OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS.
Dudley Evolve looking west from The Broadway along Tower Street showing the main entrance.
In outline these plans include establishing a town centre 'learning quarter' focused around the existing Broadway site. This will enable the college to eventually relocate from our existing five sites to the new town centre campus with three new buildings being developed all on land close to our existing Broadway Campus.
Dudley Evolve auditorium from the Broadway.
In the first stage of the project, a new vocational centre Dudley Evolve will be built on land at Tower Street. Dudley Evolve will house state of the art facilities providing training for the retail and leisure, public services and creative and performing arts industries. Planning permission has been granted and buliding work willl start in January 2011 with staff and learners moving into the new facilities by September 2012.
Looking northeast along Ednam Road towards Dudley Higher and Dudley 6th.
The next stage of our plans includes a new 6th Form Centre - Dudley Sixth and a Higher Education centre - Dudley Higher, both of which will be built on land on Priory Road. Building work is due to start in the summer of 2011 with the opening planned for September 2012.
Dudley 6th looking south from Priory Road.
Dudley Sixth will have an unashamed focus on academic excellence by offering enhanced A level opportunities for young people. The location of Dudley Sixth in the town centre will ensure easy access, and the outstanding facilities that will be provided will contribute to the development of a culture of high expectations and high achievement for all.
Dudley Higher will provide access to higher level qualifications in the town and the wider borough, aiming to develop a dynamic learning centre that raises aspirations and inspires, enthuses and supports learners who otherwise would be highly unlikely to enter higher education.
Our final phase will be to develop a brand new high specification Technology Centre on our Broadway campus, which will include provision for studies in construction, electrical and electronic engineering, air conditioning and refrigeration, heating and ventilation, low carbon technologies, motor vehicle and associated trades, lean manufacturing and high value engineering. We hope this centre will be open in 2015.
These developments will be a major catalyst for the regeneration of Dudley and the wider sub-region. The design of the buildings provides a landmark statement of the college's commitment to supporting local business and the borough's plans to invest in Dudley town, whilst enhancing the environment for all.