Ground broken for Isle of Skye primary school

Being delivered in partnership with The Highland Council, Morgan Sindall Construction has begun work on the new Broadford Primary School on the Isle of Skye, following a turf cutting ceremony.

The £21 million project forms part of the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Programme, which aims to deliver high-quality, digitally enabled, low-carbon teaching environments.

The campus, which includes a primary school, nursery, gym hall, public library and council service point, has been designed to Passivhaus standard, ensuring energy efficiency and supporting the Council’s ambitions to deliver future-proofed facilities.

Councillor John Finlayson, Chair of The Highland Council’s education committee, said: “Today is a momentous day as we welcome the start of construction on a brand-new school in Broadford. It has taken a huge deal of energy, commitment and vision to get us to this stage, but the end result will be first class facilities for the school and wider community.

A new school for Broadford has been a priority ambition of The Highland Council, and now we are turning that vision into genuine progress. The new school shows the enormous value in partnership and co-operation when it comes to delivering lasting change.”