new post-16 Skills Centre
Councils are discussing management plans for the Welsh Harp area, where a new post-16 Skills Centre is planned.
The Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee, comprising representatives from Barnet and Brent councils, discussed management plans for the Welsh Harp area in July 2026. Updates were also anticipated from the Canal and River Trust and the Brent Catchment Partnership regarding the area, where a new post-16 Skills Centre is planned.
This discussion follows Brent Council considering the future of the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre (WHEEC) in September 2025, after Thames21 vacated the site in July 2025. A petition supported by 487 signatories was presented, urging the council to maintain primary education at the WHEEC and find a new organisation to run it. The new post-16 Skills Centre is planned for the WHEEC site, offering educational opportunities for young people aged 16 and older with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
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