Heltwate School – Jubilee Building
Heltwate School is a mixed school which caters for pupils aged 5 to 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties and medical needs. The Jubilee Building has provided additional and much-needed special education places for children living in Peterborough.
This project was developed on a brownfield site (formally the Silver Jubilee Pub) which was a dangerous and partially collapsed building which was a haven for antisocial behaviour and drug-use for many years. Now it is home to a new school building, educating children within the local area with special education needs, addressing the need for much-needed public spaces whilst also completely transforming the immediate local area.
R G Carter were selected to complete the Heltwate Jubilee Building new building project, funded by Peterborough City Council. This scheme was developed via a single stage tender to allow for the relocation of early years students into a fit for purpose building and release space in the main school. This consequently allowed for a smaller pupil numbers in individual classrooms, benefiting their education.
R G Carter delivered a two-storey new building, the ground floor covering 830m2 and 630m2 on the first floor, which incorporated five class room spaces, a hall, sensory, therapy and hygiene rooms, outdoor covered play spaces and soft play areas together with associated alterations and installation of new mechanical, electrical and public health services, we also installed a new enclosed walkway and associated external works, drainage and fencing improvements.
This project was registered to the Considerate Constructors Scheme and achieved a fantastic score of 43, with full marks in the ‘Respect for the Community’ section.
Carter Design Group
R G Carter’s approach to the environment on this project was excellent. They were very aware of what the existing site and the old pub meant to the community around it. Great thought, detail and work went into the ecology of the site from bats, replacing trees, donating to the community, and investigating fox dens. They answered any queries/questions that came in from the community and local councillors to alleviate any problems.
R G Carter were very sympathetic on how they approached this project and their site work due to the interest in what was a difficult community to deal with. Their approach with the community was again excellent, so much so that once the project got going everything went quiet, which was fantastic. There was even a community engagement log so they could keep track of any correspondence between them and the community.
