Ashmount School on the move<br><br>Islington Council's hopes of being able to move Ashmount School into a brand new building continued to grow last week as councillors voted to go ahead with the next stage of relocation plans.<br><br>If planning applications are granted, by 2010 pupils could be attending the new school, which will be located on the site of a derelict building at Crouch Hill. In addition to the school, huge improvements to the open land are planned to benefit the whole community, with the development of Crouch Hill Community Park as well as a nursery, a youth centre and play space. <br><br>Head teacher of Ashmount School, Pana McGee said: "The new school building will be a fantastic boost to pupils and teachers alike as they'll be able to make use of top quality facilities in a wonderful environment. It's also great that the school will be part of a wider project to improve and extend the range of services offered to the local community as a whole."<br><br>Executive Member for Children and Young People, Ursula Woolley was similarly enthusiastic, saying: "Lots of people have been working very hard on this project. Crouch Hill is a beautiful location and so long as we can get the planning approval we need from Ken Livingstone it will be a wonderful place for children to go to school and a stunning and unusual local park and set of community buildings for everyone in the area."<br><br>Councillors agreed at the Executive meeting to start looking for a design and construction team to begin the process of planning applications.<br><br>Notes to editors<br><br>Islington Council is funding the scheme from a combination of the proceeds of selling commercial property, government grant and the redevelopment of the current school site. <br><br>In December 2006, over 500 people responded to a consultation on the Ashmount School development.<br><br>All decisions made at Executive meetings are subject to change in the call in period. The call in period for this report expires Friday 25th January 2008<br><br><br><br>
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