A total of £140 million has been allocated to the construction of the new Strule Shared Education Campus (SSEC) in Omagh.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, made the announcement yesterday, 18 June, during a visit to the SSEC site.

The Strule Project will be the largest shared educational campus in Northern Ireland, bringing together over 4,000 pupils. It will offer collaborative education opportunities and experiences to students across the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) area of the curriculum.

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Karen Bradley MP said: "UK Government funding will help support integrated and shared education in Northern Ireland and break down barriers through cohesion to give young people the valuable skills they need to succeed.

"Our strong commitment has been demonstrated in recent years in the 2013 Economic Pact with the Executive and in both the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements.

"The Strule project demonstrates the huge importance of devolved Government in Northern Ireland to drive forward projects like this for the benefit of the whole community," she added.

Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley welcomed the announcement: "The Strule education campus will be an iconic state-of-the-art education facility for six schools and a massive investment in the Omagh area.

"This is good news for education and for the Omagh area."

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