Notre Dame Catholic College in Everton is the first completed project of Liverpool City Council’s Liverpool Schools Investment Programme. Phase One alone will see eight schools in the city benefitting, of which three (Notre Dame and Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College and Archbishop Blanch School) are being delivered by Sheppard Robson. The design was developed from the City Council’s ‘Liverpool Schools Concept’ where a simply constructed large ‘shell’ space is provided efficiently at minimal cost, allowing independent design of the building interior to respond to the schools specific needs - and allow flexible re-organisation throughout the building’s life. The over-arching aim is to improve education, boost the local economy and build stronger local communities.