Hammersmith to get flagship adult education centre
A former pupil referral unit for excluded children is to be turned into a flagship adult education centre in Macbeth Street.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council proposes to spend £200,000 on the building, which formerly housed the Bridge Academy.
The new centre will offer a range of services to adults, from teacher training, childcare, computing and lessons in language, literacy and numeracy.
After a decision at Cabinet by Hammersmith and Fulham Council on Monday, the new centre could be up and running be open by September.
The centre will be paid for by selling off the Dawes Adult Education Centre in Dawes Road, Fulham, netting the council an estimated £1.2million.
The council said it had decided to sell the Dawes Adult Education Centre as it did not allow for adaption due to the size and nature of the building, and was therefore could not offer state of the art provision that the council wants to provide.
All services at the Dawes Centre will be moved to Macbeth and other local community venues.
The adult education service will continue to look to work in partnership with other community facilities across the borough and new classes have already been arranged to be held at Fulham Library, Norman Croft Community Centre and Fulham Cross School.
Adult education courses are also provided at the Sands End Community Centre,Masbro Community Centre and a growing number of school, library and community venues.
May 2, 2008