Andy Burnham joins pupils on their first day at the Manchester Health Academy - 10/09/2009 |
 Paul Goggins MP and Andy Burnham have attended a special event to celebrate the opening of the Manchester Health Academy. They were shown around the new buildings by staff and students.
The Manchester Health Academy is just one of seven new academies that are being built in the city, each with new buildings, new staff and new ways of teaching.
Mr Goggins had been working closely with representatives from Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Manchester College and the city council to bring about this massive investment in the area’s schools and was delighted to see the progress that has been made.
Paul Goggins said: “It is great to see Manchester at the forefront of new investment and ideas in education. This is not just a financial commitment; the NHS will work closely with the young people, investing in them to instil its unique values and raise aspirations. I hope the young people will be able to see the range of new opportunities that are available to them, and be inspired to excel.”
From September 2010 the academy will provide 600 places for 11-16 year olds and post 16 education for 120 students.
Andy Burnham admitted that as the country’s biggest employer the NHS had not done enough to develop links with schools and hoped this would be the first of many such initiatives. He said he was pleased that sport and healthy living could be taught in new ways through the Academy.
The Academy is an inclusive education environment, supporting all types of learners, in the very latest classroom designs. Andy and Paul were treated to a look at the agile interactive learning places, complete with internet cafés and classrooms that double as dance halls.
Paul Goggins said: “this Academy is more than just a school, it will be home to many clubs and societies, from the over 50’s to a new ballroom dancing group. One of the advantages of having a local sponsor working closely with the academy is that it can benefit the whole constituency. This new building will be an asset for everyone in Wythenshawe for years to come.”
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