Progress reports to be given on schools plan

Councillors to be briefed on state of three new estate projects

- JACK THOMSON, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER

Moving forward Park Mains High School in Erskine is set to be expanded

Elected members will be updated on the progress of three major school estate projects across Renfrewshire at a meeting on Thursday.

Briefings will be provided on the new Paisley Grammar School, the planned extension at Erskine's Park Mains High School and the new Thistle Primary School in Bishopton's Dargavel Village.

A report on the current phase of the learning estate programme will be presented at Renfrewshire Council's education and children's services policy board.

The project to deliver a new Paisley Grammar in Renfrew Road, according to the document, remains “on track” and is scheduled for completion next summer.

It explained: “The building's internal features are progressing with science labs, ICT rooms and art rooms all at the point of fit out and fixed furniture implementation.