The new £84m face lift will be the new home for many of the college departments especially for the hair dressing and beauty therapy sector which will benefit from an entirely new salon, therapy and relaxation studio and a makeup studio.
Also among the list of new additions to the college will be a multipurpose sports centre, complete with gym facilities and two indoor sport halls.
The building work commenced back in 2009 but due to a number of technical and financial issues, the construction was delayed momentarily. Initially, the re-development work would have surpassed the £100m mark if it wasn’t for a number of government cuts which saw the building work reduced.
Tracy Rock, a hair and beauty lecturer at NWK, is optimistic about moving in to a new building and believes that in the long run it’ll see better performance results from the students.
“It was never a case of the old equipment and the old studios were hampering the students, but I think that with all this new state of the art facilities that will be available for the students, it will definitely increase their performances and make it easier for us to teach.”
Once the construction work is completed, NWK will be one of the largest higher education institutes in the south east area, spreading across two campuses. But the increase in size and student in take is not something that the teaching staff are finding daunting.
“It probably will mean more students yes, but that’s not something that we are worried about, it gives us more chance to excel. It will be a challenge but it is something that we are looking forward to, even if it does mean all of us working through the summer to get the new studios ready.”
Click on the link below to listen to an interview with Tracy Rock, head hair and beauty lecturer at NWK.
(Original photography by Sam Francis)
(Original photography by Sam Francis)
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