Wooldale Centre for Learning

Also known as the Caroline Chisholm School, this PFI education project consists of a secondary school with sixth form, public library, primary school and nursery on a large site in Northamptonshire. The first phase of the Centre for Learning, or CfL (the primary school, library and part of the secondary school) became operational in 2004. The contract for this project has a 25-year operational term that expires in 2029.

Designed by the Building Design Partnership and built by Kajima Construction Europe (UK) Limited, the CfL seeks to encompass the County Council and Government objectives for inclusive education, from nursery through to sixth form, and provides a community hub as well as a lifelong learning resource centre. At final capacity, the CfL will serve 1,700 staff and pupils.

Operations and maintenance services (FM services) are provided by MITIE. HICL owns a 50 per cent stake in this project, through a joint venture with Kajima Partnerships Ltd, a subsidiary of Kajima Corporation.