Then and now

We’re really proud of South Bristol Skills Academy and how it is helping the local community achieve more. We hope you’ll be proud to be part of it too.

See how the building has evolved in the photos below.

	July 2007 South Bristol Skills Academy - an artists' impression
	March 2008 The structure of the building begins to take shape
	November 2009 Construction is now in full flow
	May 2010 The completion date is approaching
	June 2010 South Bristol Skills Academy is completed on time and opens to students in September 2010

In the news

South Bristol Skills Academy has been met with enthusiasm and positivity since the plans for its development were announced. From the first turf being cut in November 2008 to today, the Skills Academy has been featured heavily in the press.

Some recent news stories include:

Helping serve up top-grade college grub
Asian spiced confit pork belly, terrine of Chew Valley smokehouse salmon and butter roast Cornish hake were just some of the meals served up at City of Bristol College's South Bristol Skills Academy. Read full story.

Memory of Skills Academy visionary is honoured with road naming
A road in Hengrove Park has been named in honour of the original architect of the £30-million South Bristol Skills Academy. Read full story.

College's first week exceeds expectations
Lessons are under way at City of Bristol College's impressive new centre at Hengrove Park. The first of the 4,000 students a year expected to study at the South Bristol Skills Academy have started their lessons and are thrilled at the facilities in the £30 million building. Read full story.

College puts on a show at new centre
City of Bristol College has hosted a celebration event to showcase its newest centre, South Bristol Skills Academy, a month after it opened to students. Read full story.

Eco-credentials

The building has been designed for efficient use of energy and resources, with minimum waste. For example:

• It will aim to harvest 1,127,000 litres of rainwater every year (that’s nearly enough to fill half an Olympic-sized swimming pool)
• The biomass boiler will save around 529 tonnes of CO2 per year (that’s how much 94 Bristolians use in one year)
• The solar panels generate 25KW of heat to the hot water system (10 full kettles would produce the same amount of power)