South Staffordshire College
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Replacement of the existing TORC and Tamworth College facilities with new teaching and learning accommodation in Tamworth town centre.
Chichester, West Sussex
Chichester STEM & HE Centre
Chichester College
The new facility is designed to be a hub for advanced technical learning and collaboration with employers; providing modern and interactives learning spaces for a range of STEM subjects, interspersed with study and communal spaces.
The building sits at the heart of the campus and replaces the college’s old ‘F Block’, which had previously been demolished.
On the ground floor, modern automotive workshops house facilities that enable students to train with electric and hybrid vehicle technology, as well as petrol and diesel vehicles, whilst the first floor houses suites for engineering and computing, whilst the second floor provides an array of modern science laboratories. A dedicated HE centre occupies the top floor, with study spaces designed to meet the needs of students across a range of university-level courses.
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Procured through the SCAPE 5 framework and funded by a grant from the Department for Education, alongside capital funding from the Office for Students for a Higher Education Centre, the project is part of a major departmental improvement plan.
Sustainability is key to the facility, which features roof-mounted solar panels, generating 100% renewable electricity to power air sourced heat pumps and variable refrigerant flow systems that heat and cool the building. The building’s frame is constructed from low carbon steel, produced via electric arc furnaces (EAF) and made up of predominantly scrap (>90%).
The project reached completion 2025 and was officially opened by Further Education Commissioner Shelagh Legrave CBE on Friday October 10, 2025.
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