The artist's impressions of the first schools being transformed under Sandwell's multi-million pound Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme have been unveiled.

The images of the programme’s first sites, the Rowley Campus and the Smethwick Campus, have been released by Environments for Learning (E4L), the private sector partner who is joining forces with Sandwell Council on the BSF programme.

Rowley Learning Campus will see St Michaels’ CE High School A Business and Enterprise College, The Westminster Special School and Whiteheath Education Centre co-located into brand new buildings on the former site of Rowley Regis Sixth Form College,.

Holly Lodge Foundation High School College of Science and Ruskin House Pupil Referral Unit will be extensively revamped to form the Smethwick Learning Campus.

Councillor Ian Jones, Sandwell Council's cabinet member for children and young people, said: "I must stress that these are the initial plans and that they may be subject to change as we go through the planning process.

“However, they give a good idea of how these new campuses will look and I am sure that everyone in Sandwell will be very excited to see how E4L will be transforming learning environments for generations of Sandwell pupils.

Melanie Dudley, Director of Transformation, said: "It is anticipated that work will begin in Rowley Regis and Smethwick by the summer, with the rest of Sandwell’s secondary schools to follow in a programme stretching to 2013.

For more information, go to www.bsf.sandwell.gov.uk