At Emanuel School, we very much value and take seriously our relationship with our local community. Our engagement is driven by the positive outcomes we can generate by working together with the people, groups and schools around us. It is this same spirit of proactive involvement that we have sought to carry through into our local engagement with the public throughout the planning process for our proposed science and dining building.
Our school has been at the present site since 1883, having received the Royal Charter in 1601 by Queen Elizabeth I. The preservation of our historic site is of the utmost importance to us at Emanuel, but we have also been moved by the necessity to develop and adapt to suit the times, at points in our history. When the school opened, there were just 200 pupils taught in a solitary building. Our school is now a modern campus across multiple buildings. At Emanuel, we understand the importance of finding the appropriate balance between preserving the past and embracing the future.
As a school, pupils and staff alike truly care about the role we play in our community. This attitude is reflected in our various partnerships with local schools and civic organisations; we are a proud member of our community and strive always to be good neighbours. In 2017 and 2022, throughout the planning, development and building of the Dacre building and Sixth Form centre respectively, we consistently engaged with the public and parents, to better inform our plans.
We are now in the process of developing plans for a new science & dining building, and we sincerely hope to demonstrate that we have maintained both this engagement, and spirit, in the planning and communication of this development.
We have consulted with neighbours of the school and held two public exhibitions, in October and November.
The exhibition display provides detail on the new proposals, showing its location on the school site, the upgraded facilities on each floor of the proposed building, as well as information about the height and size of the building and landscaping strategy. It includes CGI images of the new building, showing the relationships with other school buildings, and different viewpoints so that our neighbours can understand what aspects of the building they would be able to see from their own homes.
A digital version of the full exhibition display is available to view here.
Michael Russell
Bursar