Work officially begins on new college for Burgess Hill special school

Celebrations at Woodlands Meed as work on a new college is now officially underway

Years of frustration were swept aside by excitement as staff, students, parents and governors celebrated the beginning of work to build a new college for children with special needs.

There were smiles all round at Woodlands Meed College, in Burgess Hill – not to mention the opening of a bottle of bubbly – as contractor ISG started preparatory work on Monday (November 22).

Headteacher Adam Rowland said: “We are delighted to be working with ISG to build the new college and we are all incredibly happy to see them arrive on site today.

“It’s going to take a huge team effort to build this college adjacent to the current college, yet we are excited by the opportunities that working with ISG will bring our pupils.