{"id":2131,"date":"2014-06-29T14:25:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2014-06-29T14:25:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T14:25:18","slug":"new-bow-school-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/new-bow-school-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bow School opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bow<\/a>Students at Bow School have praised their new surroundings after moving into their \u00a330million new building.
\nTower Hamlets Council partnered with developer Bouygues UK to deliver the state-of-the-art new school at Bow Lock on time and on budget.
\nThe completion of the new Bow School means that over the past few years, the council has refurbished or rebuilt all 18 secondary schools in the borough at a total cost of more than \u00a3300million.
\nTower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: \u201cThe new Bow School is a wonderful achievement and a shining beacon of the investment we have made in our young people.
\n\u201cLast year, Bow students produced some fantastic results in their GCSEs and I know that with the kind of improvements their new school offers, they will be able to reach even greater heights.\u201d
\nThe previous Bow School was cramped and outdated and spread across two sites in Paton Close. Students had to be taken by bus to sports facilities elsewhere and the lack of space meant the school couldn\u2019t offer certain subjects, such as drama and catering.
\nBy contrast, the new school site has been purpose-built within a stunning architectural setting. The building is much larger and will allow the school to offer new courses, including a full range of A Level subjects and GCSEs in food technology, textiles, graphic design, drama, dance, theatre studies, music technology and the BTEC National in sport.
\nThe environmentally friendly buildings also include rooftop sports spaces and separate dining pavilion and assembly hall blocks, whereas in the old building a single room served both functions. The assembly hall doubles as a 350-seater theatre fitted with lighting and audio facilities to enable top quality performance.
\nCabinet member for children\u2019s services Cllr Gulam Robbani said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted that we have now completed the physical transformation of all our secondary schools.
\n\u201cThis will help us meet the rising population but also the council knows that a great school environment leads to improved academic performance \u2013 the superb GCSE results our students have been getting in the past couple of years show what an impact it can have.\u201d
\nThe new Bow School site will provide 725 extra places for 11 to 16-year-olds, which will help to address the growing school population.
\nAll the boys, except those sitting their GCSEs, have now moved across to the new site. In September they will be joined by a new intake of Year 7 pupils as well as, for the first time, girls.
\nTurning Bow into a mixed school increases the amount of choice for girls in the local area.
\nIn September the school will also create a sixth form for the first time.
\nStudents are delighted with their new surroundings.
\nJabbir Ahmed, 14, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a very nice school. We can play football on the roof, the theatre is like a cinema: it\u2019s like having a VIP seat.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s much better, the other one was cramped and the corridors were quite small. It\u2019s really safe as well.\u201d
\nFane Roberts-Clarke, 14, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a great place, much better than the other one because we have brand new facilities. It will be easier for us to continue our studies because we will have a sixth-form.\u201d
\nHassan Ahmed, 15, said: \u201cThe facilities are much better. The classrooms are huge and there\u2019s more space to learn. Everyone loves it.\u201d
\nHeadteacher Cath Smith said: \u201cThe wonderful new building provides a fantastic and stimulating learning environment for our Tower Hamlets children. We are all thrilled that Bow School has had this unique opportunity to expand the provision for Tower Hamlets and we are busy developing new learning experiences that make full use of the superb facilities that we now have. There is great excitement in the school as we prepare for the larger group of Year 7 students in September, the introduction of girls and the launch of our sixth form.
\n\u201cAlthough we have only been in the new school for a few weeks, we are already seeing very positive attitudes to learning from all of our students as they recognise the really impressive opportunities that they now have.\u201d<\/p>\n

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