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  Finally all under one roof

At the start of the new term Trinity Catholic College welcomed its pupils to their new state of the art building. Located on Saltersgill Avenue, the new school will accommodate 1,200 pupils aged 11-16.

As part of a phased return pupils, from year 7 and 10 approached the new building with excitement. Pupil Jessica Leadbitter told the Evening Gazette: “I think it will improve learning and I am really looking forward to using the new technology.”

At the centre of the school is a huge multi-purpose ‘street’ running through the middle of the building. Off the street are three separate teaching wings each housing a different department, a two storey creative art, music and drama hub, ICT suites, a learning and resource centre, chapel, main hall and sports hall.

 
The street forms the dining room and social area of the building and the use of glass lets as much natural light in as possible.

The innovative design of a number of classrooms in the teaching wings, means that four classrooms can be changed into two lager rooms, or even one huge room. Audio technology allows the teachers voice to be heard in the larger rooms. 

                               

 

Peter Coady, Headteacher of Trinity Catholic College, said: “Now the College is open, I feel the complete realisation of the opportunity given to staff, pupils and the local community following the completion of this BSF project.”

Outside there are three grass pitches, a full sized artificial turf pitch with flood lighting which can be used by the community and a separate entrance for community use. Pupil, Alex Myers told the Evening Gazette: “I really like it, it looks big and I like the football pitch”

 

Burying the past to make way for the future


Trinity Catholic College celebrated the burial of a piece of history in the grounds of their new school buildings on Friday 15th November 2011. Members of the Pupil Council from years 9, 10 & 11 decided on the contents and the inscription on the capsule.


The pupils chose “Living out gospel values” - Trinity Catholic College buried this Time Capsule hoping someone like you would find it.


The contents included a school planner, school tie and a memory stick of pictures of the two old buildings and progress pictures of the new school being built. The informal ceremony was attended by the Pupil Council, Willmott Dixon and the Council BSF Team. 
 

September 2011 - Hello Number Five

On 7th September the new Trinity Catholic College is due to open. The final touches are being put in place for what will be the fifth scheme in the BSF
programme.

Over the summer holidays the new furniture has been put in place along with legacy furniture and teaching equipment from the old schools. The IT equipment has been set up according to the school's needs and staff have been unpacking boxes ready for that special first day.

Flexibility is key to the design of the school. On entering the school you are faced with a central learning street that has three two storey faculty blocks leading off it. The classrooms within these blocks can be made into flexible learning spaces thanks to retractable partition walls.

To the right there is a large learning resource centre and further on down the street a huge main hall that also has flexible use due to the retractable seating and moveable partition walls.

The school also offers an amazing double height art classroom, sun terrace, drama studio, fitness studio, four court sports hall and its own chapel. Outside there is a synthetic turf pitch plus games area.

Trinity has a long tradition of teaching happy students from across Middlesbrough at both its previous sites. 7th September will see the beginning of a new happy chapter for the school.

August 2011 - A whole new school

As the end of term approached, primary pupils were given an extra special experience.  Pupils visited the new Trinity Catholic College two months before completion.  The 240 students will make up the first Year 7 in the new building when it opens in September 2011.

The visits formed part of the induction week for Year 6 pupils.  The pupils donned protective clothing and walked around the outsides of the new building with teaching and construction staff.  Pupils were also given a booklet showing what the inside of the building will look like when finished.  All pupils went away feeling very excited and are looking forward to the new term.

 October 2010 - Trinity gets tagged

A group of students from Trinity Catholic College have enjoyed a unique opportunity to paint their names on floor of their new school. The ‘tags’ were sprayed on to the concrete to represent the range of students and staff involved in the scheme.

Headteacher Peter Coady said, “It’s about them registering that they were the ones that handed this on to future generations”.

Father John Lumley from Middlesbrough Diocese also accompanied the students. He summed up the feeling of excitement about the new school by saying, “We have a lot of hopes and expectations for Trinity”.

 October 2010 - Trinity Catholic College progress

The project has reached an exciting milestone with the completion of the roof. The next major piece of work will be to install the windows and at this point the building will be water tight. The brickwork is near completion and very soon the scaffolding will be removed. This will dramatically change the appearance of the building.

July 2010 - Bishop blesses new school

The sun shone at a ceremony to celebrate the start of works of Trinity Catholic College this month. The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Reverend Terrence Patrick Drainey, was invited to site to cut the first turf, along with some very proud students.

The students hosted the event and invited Cllr Mike Carr, Willmott Dixon’s Managing Director Anthony Dillon, RM’s Project Director Peter Hall, Bishop Drainey and headteacher Peter Coady to say a few words. Everyone then moved outside for the turf cutting and watched the Bishop bless the ground.

The Bishop was delighted to be able to cut the first turf and said, “It marks an important step in a series of many that will result in a new learning environment that will give great encouragement to future generations of Catholic young people.”

The Bishop was assisted by four students who enjoyed visiting the site and meeting the Bishop. Year 8 student David Price said "I enjoyed being on the building site and talking to everyone, especially the Bishop. The new building looks really good and there are lots of good ideas for it.”

"I really liked being part of the turf cutting because I got to see Bishop Terence and we prayed” said Melissa Mtetwa in Year 8. Andrew Stewart, Year 8, said "The new building looks good and is going up really quickly. I am looking forward to moving into it."

The event was concluded by students presenting each speaker with a clock they had made to thank them for their contribution to the new school.

The ceremony marked another significant milestone for Trinity. Headteacher Peter Coady said of the new school, “It is the culmination of a huge amount of work by many to create a 21st century learning environment that provides high quality educational opportunities for our young people. I am sure that the new building will play a significant role in enabling our learners to achieve their potential in an inclusive learning community living out gospel values.”


 June 2010 - Major milestone for Trinity

In May, Trinity reached a major milestone when the first pieces of steel that will be used to build the new school arrived on site. By the end of the month the steelwork for a whole section of the building was complete. This quick pace will continue and soon students and staff will be able to get a real sense of the scale and layout of the new building.

Trinity is the fifth scheme in the programme to start construction and the new school will open in September 2011.

In June, students will celebrate the start of the construction phase with a turf cutting ceremony. They will be joined by the Bishop of Middlesbrough, school staff and governors plus the building contractor and Council BSF Team. The event will be featured in next month’s edition of News.

 May 2010 - Trinity Catholic College progress

Work has now started with the ground stabilization. This is
required due to the very poor ground conditions below the former playing field on Trinity School. This work has taken a number of weeks and is near completion.
The next phase of works are the concrete foundations and the steel frame which is due on site mid May.

  February 2010 - Plans for Trinity Catholic College approved

Trinity Catholic College, on Saltersgill Avenue, has been unanimously approved by the Council’s planning committee.

The school will provide educational opportunities for 1,200 students in a scheme incorporating three separate teaching wings, a two storey creative art and dance block and a new sports hall. The street forms the dining room and social area of the building and the use of glass will let in as much light as possible. The grounds will have new landscaping, planting and shrubs, play areas and includes a dedicated cycle route and pedestrian footpaths.

Construction of the scheme is due to start in spring with the new building opening in September 2011.

November 2009 - Consultation complete on new Roman Catholic School

A two-week period of consultation on the plans for the Trinity Catholic College building finished on 16th October.

The consultation was positive and all comments will be included on the planning application, which is due to be submitted during November.

The building has been designed with community use in mind. There will be a large learning resource centre near to the entrance, a synthetic turf pitch for use all year round and ample parking as well as safe cycle storage and showers to encourage green travel.

 October 2009 - Consultation underway on new Roman Catholic School

A two-week period of consultation on the plans for the Trinity Catholic College building has started. The plans can be downloaded from the BSF website and residents must return comments to the BSF Team by Friday 16th October. The comments will then form part of a planning application. The building will comprise a three storey central street with three separate teaching wings, a two storey creative art and dance block and a new sports hall. The grounds will have new landscaping, planting and shrubs, play areas and includes a dedicated cycle route and pedestrian footpaths.

 June 2009 - Consultation on the location for Trinity Catholic College

The Council and Middlesbrough Diocese have completed a period of consultation about the location for the new single Catholic school for Middlesbrough. The consultation period ended on 26th June and feedback from the consultation was positive. At their July meeting, the Council’s Executive will take a decision on whether to locate the school in a new building on the Newlands FCJ School site on Saltersgill Avenue.


May 2009 - Consultation on the location for Trinity Catholic College

Middlesbrough Diocese and Middlesbrough Council have embarked on a period of consultation about the location for the new single Catholic school for Middlesbrough. The proposal is to locate the school in a majority new build on the Newlands School site. The consultation started with a meeting for parents and staff held at the school in April, which was attended by over 400 people.

Leaflets giving information on the proposed change are being distributed and information will be available on the BSF website from 2nd June. There will be a public drop-in session on Monday 15th June 3:30-7:00pm at Newlands School. The deadline for comments is Friday 26th June and the Council’s Executive will consider the outcome of the consultation and make a decision on the location for the school at its July meeting.


April 2009 - Consultation on the location for Trinity Catholic College gets underway

On 31st March, the Council’s Executive gave approval for a period of consultation to take place regarding locating Trinity Catholic College at the Newlands School site in a majority new build school. A consultation meeting for parents and staff was held in April and was attended by over 400 people.

The consultation will continue in May and June with leaflets explaining the proposals being distributed to a wide range of stakeholders in advance of a drop-in event for those wishing to discuss the proposals in person.


March 2009 - Council to consult on location of Trinity Catholic College

In September 2009, the amalgamated schools of St. David’s and Newlands will open their doors under the new name of Trinity Catholic College. The school will operate across the two existing sites for two years until the BSF project provides the school with a single location to open in September 2011.

Under the current BSF plans for Trinity Catholic College, the school will be located on the St. David’s School site in a remodelled building. However funding developments mean that the Council is now in a position to consider locating Trinity in a majority new build school on the Newlands School site, an option that has received support during previous consultations.
On 31st March, the Council’s Executive gave approval for a period of consultation to take place regarding locating the school at the Newlands School site in a majority new build school.

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