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• The funding is for a like for like 2-18 campus which is a combined early learning centre, primary and secondary school. The funding was awarded because the existing Tobermory  campus continues to deteriorate and requires investment
• Regardless of the location selected, when the new 2-18 campus opens, the existing Tobermory school buildings will no longer be used to provide education
• If the location chosen is outwith Tobermory this is likely to trigger a review of school catchment areas across the islands
• There is no intention or plan to close any of the other primary schools across the islands
• None of the above will impact on a parent’s entitlement to make a placing request to a school of their choice

The Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) is the Scottish Government’s flagship �鶹���� for investment in education and is now into Phase 3.  It is the successor to the ‘Schools for the Future’ �鶹���� which saw our Council deliver a number of new builds and substantial refurbishments across our education estate. 

The Council has a strong track record of building modern schools with the successful delivery of Campbeltown Grammar, Kirn Primary, Dunoon Primary, Oban High, Hermitage Academy, Rothesay Joint Campus, Lochgilphead Joint Campus, Dunoon Grammar and Oban Primary Campus).

On 30th October 2023, the Scottish Government (SG) confirmed that the Council has been successful in its bid for Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) funding to deliver a new Campus on Mull. 

Even with regional collaboration, the delivery of a new campus on Mull will be one of the most significant projects in terms of cost and complexity the Council has delivered for many years.  The funding offered by the SG is not a grant nor is it for the full cost of the building – it will cover up to 50% of eligible costs and SG will then offer financing for this sum over 25 years on the basis that certain criteria are met.  These criteria include ‘condition of the building’ (to be maintained as Grade A or B for lifetime), ‘energy efficiency’, ‘digitally enabled’ and ‘supportive of economic development’. Recently added criteria also apply to things like embodied carbon, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, outdoor learning and infection control. 

Costs for elements such as purchase of land, residential / hostel accommodation, operational or running / revenue costs and design development fees are excluded from the LEIP funding that is provided, so Council would need to meet these in full. Building modern schools to high digital and environmental standards comes at a cost premium as does delivering a project on an island due to logistical challenges of getting labour and materials to site. 

As well as the direct educational benefits a modern new campus will provide for learners this investment has potential to act as an economic catalyst and hugely improve community infrastructure on the island.  In line with other modern schools in our area they can deliver wider benefits outside the school day including further education, leisure, clubs, cultural events, gyms, bookable rooms and high quality business space

The project brief, concept design and outline business case activities will take place during 2025, aiming for Outline Business Case approval by the end of 2025. That is the next decision gateway point where the Council will review the updated case and confirm whether they are content to move to Full Business Case development.

The Full Business Case, including more detailed proposals for the campus and costs will be considered again by councillors in late 2026 and approval would allow the campus to move to construction phase. These timescales are estimates at this early stage and will be reviewed as the project moves forward, with the community being kept updated of any significant changes.

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Q. What considerations has the council given under the Islands Act? 

A. The Council’s duty under Section 7 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 is to carry out an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA). �鶹���� groups have a very important part to play in helping to collate evidence of the anticipated impacts, however they are not co-authors, and the legal duty to carry out an ICIA sits with the Council.

The 2018 Act does not require a statutory consultation process to be undertaken before drafting an ICIA. The extensive engagement exercise carried out in September 2024 has provided a substantial body of evidence to inform the ICIA. We have gone above and beyond this by also inviting community groups to comment further before the ICIA, at site selection stage, was finalised. 

Q. What is an Island Communities Impact Assessment? 

A. An Island Communities Impact assessment (ICIA) is required when the council is looking to create or change a policy, strategy or service. It is one of the tools that decision makers use when considering site options, but is not the sole determining factor.  Other factors include technical assessments and a transport report.

For the Mull Campus project, we could only carry out an island impact assessment at an appropriate stage in the project once we had identified potential sites. We will continue to review and update Impact Assessments throughout the business case process. 

Q. How did the council consider community views in the ICIA that informed the site selection decision?

A. The council consulted with Mull communities as part of the ICIA process, through the site selection engagement activities in September 2024 and through further engagement specific to the ICIA exercise. The role of community groups and organisations is not to carry out the Impact Assessments, but rather, provide invaluable first-hand feedback to allow the assessment to be completed.  All of the evidence from community groups and pupils has helped to inform the ICIA.  An ICIA was completed in January 2025 to inform the site selection decision and that was incorporated in the Integrated Impact Assessment Report (Appendix 1K) considered by Councillors on 7th March 2025. 

Islands �鶹���� Impact Assessment (ICIA timeline):

• 20th December 2024 - The Mull Campus Team wrote to the chairs of each community organisation to provide advance notice and to confirm one representative from each organisation to co-ordinate the response and attend the online information session.
• 6th January 2025 - The council also contacted organisations to ask their availability for a call on Thursday or Friday of that week.
• 9th January 2025 – Online information session held with community organisations.
• Friday 22nd January 2025– date for submission of information from community organisation representatives.
• Monday 25th January 2025– further information received from community groups this week was incorporated in the Integrated Impact Assessment Report. 

Q. How have you included UNCRC Rights of the Child into the Mull Campus Project?

A. Children and young people are at the heart of the project to build a new Mull Campus. The processes within the project have been and will continue to recognise and fully incorporate the UNCRC Act, 2024. 

As part of a Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment, we asked pupils to share their views about the potential location of a new school and community campus on Mull, and how this relates to children’s rights and their health and wellbeing. 
Our partners, STANTEC, have collated the feedback from the working group and from sessions led in schools by education staff. The full range of comments received have been taken into account when undertaking the integrated impact assessments.  

The Tobermory Campus Team has a pupil working group, with representatives from primary and secondary pupils from each school across the island of Mull as well as Oban High School.  The representatives on the group are able to present questions from themselves and their peers as well as feeding back information to the pupil population. 

Q. What are the Gunning Principles and do they relate to this project? 

A. These are guiding points of best practice for project teams to follow generally and consistently throughout this entire project.  They consist of four distinct principles: 

• Consultation must take place whilst the proposal is still at a formative stage.
• Sufficient information would also need to be provided to allow stakeholders the opportunity to give meaningful and informed responses. This means ensuring that all relevant details are provided, accessible and understandable to allow participants to engage meaningfully.
• Adequate time needs to be allocated for consultees to consider the information and respond.
• The decision-makers must also conscientiously consider the responses received from the consultation before making its final decision.

With the Tobermory Campus project, the Council can clearly demonstrate that it has sought views from all stakeholders via community engagement at a formative stage in the overall process before a preferred site was determined or design work undertaken.

This feedback has helped to form the report and recommendations for the site selection part of the exercise. Engagement will continue as the project progresses, that will include statutory consultation at the relevant point(s), and existing engagement will be updated and further developed as the project moves forward. 

Due to commercial sensitivities, the council were not in a position to share the level of detailed information some parties requested. This is standard practice where there is commercially confidential content. We are satisfied that we have provided a sufficient body of information relative to each piece of engagement (i.e. site selection engagement, and the Integrated Impact Assessment process) and this demonstrates compliance with this principle. 

In regard to adequate time for engagement, the call for sites was launched on 16th September with the submissions for returning feedback via the online form closing on 4th October 2024. In addition to this there was a further request for community groups to input to the ICIA.  In making their decision on the preferred site, Councillors were specifically requested to have regard to the detail of the Integrated Impact Assessment. 

Q. Who are Hub North? 

A. Hub North is working in partnership with the council to deliver the new Mull Campus. They are one of five hubs set up by the Scottish Government via the Scottish Futures Trust to deliver community infrastructure.  To date they have successfully delivered 19 new schools across Scotland including four in �鶹���� and Bute. 

Hub North created the North Schools Programme to develop and deliver new learning estate for five local authorities in Scotland. You can  

Q. Is the preferred site at Tobermory South large enough for the new campus and facilities?

A. The call for sites area of 2.3 hectares was indicative based on the size of the existing school site. During shortlisting the architect developed indicative site layouts taking account of technical factors to determine if each site had the capacity to meet the requirements of the new campus. This is what informed whether the site was suitable for shortlisting. 

The full extent of site ownership of the preferred site at Tobermory South is 2.35 hectares. The indicative site layout developed by the architect is within an area of 2.1 hectares. This demonstrated that the full floor area and external spaces including parking provision can be accommodated on the site with potential for expansion and a seven-aside pitch.  A seven-aside pitch would be an improvement and enlargement in comparison to the current provision at Tobermory 2-18 School.

Q. How is LEIP funding allocated – what are the conditions it is based on?

A. Eligibility for the Learning Investment Programme (LEIP) is either on the grounds of improving the condition of a school or to address growth. If projects are submitted for condition improvement they are funded on a “like for like” basis on the capacity and facilities of an existing school, whereas a growth project is funded on the additionality provided. LEIP does not support projects for both condition improvement and growth.  The Mull Campus bid was made on the basis that the Tobermory 2-18 Campus is rated as C (poor) for suitability. Given that the current campus is not using its full capacity and there are no forecasts for large increases in the pupil population in the area, then this would not have been a good basis for a successful bid and the LEIP team advised this would have resulted in less funding. They further confirmed that the current bid maximises the amount of funding that is likely to be available for the project.

Q. Will there be further consultation?

A. As part of the School (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 there will now be a relocation proposal based on the fact the preferred site is in a different location from the current Tobermory 2-18 Campus.  Before this proposal can be implemented and an outline business case considered it requires a statutory consultation to be undertaken. A public consultation will be carried out on the Council’s proposal paper. The proposal paper for the relocation of the existing campus to the new build site will require to be approved by members of the �鶹���� Services Committee on Thursday 5th June.  The consultation will be open for a period of six weeks, which will include at least 30 school days.

Q. What are the 7 Standards of �鶹���� Engagement?

A. For reference, there are seven standards:

• Inclusion: we will identify and involve the people and organisations that are affected by the focus of the engagement
• Support: we will identify and overcome any barriers to participation
• Planning: there is a clear purpose for the engagement, which is based on a shared understanding of community needs and ambitions
• Working together: we will work effectively together to achieve the aims of the engagement
• Methods: we will use methods of engagement that are fit for purpose
• Communication: we will communicate clearly and regularly with the people, organisations and communities affected by the engagement
• Impact: we will assess the impact of the engagement and use what we have learned to improve our future community engagement

And we have covered this in our Engagement Strategy

Q. How are the projected school rolls calculated?

A. The projected rolls are calculated once a year and take account of new housing �鶹����, current P7 school rolls and a percentage for migration.  This is all taken account of and is part of the �鶹���� and Bute framework for school projections. 

The projected rolls are calculated once a year and take account of new housing �鶹����, current P7 school rolls and a percentage for migration.  This is all taken account of and is part of the �鶹���� and Bute framework for school projections. 

The Council’s Education team routinely take population projections and future housing developments with planning permission into consideration when planning future school capacity across the school learning estate.  That includes the potential new homes in Craignure, Tobermory and in other locations on the island.   

The projected secondary school roll takes into account P7 pupils, on an annual basis, not the entire roll of the school.  The team are closely monitoring projected rolls as new housing is created and will take this into consideration when planning the capacity of the new facility. 

Please note the capacity as stated as part of the LEIP application will be reviewed once the location of the new campus is determined and will take account of the most up to date school roll forecasts. This will be carried out before any design work starts. The design will also allow the spaces to be used flexibility between year groups, allowing the primary school to use one of the secondary school classrooms if needed. 

Q: When will the shortlist of sites be available? 

The shortlist will be publicly available in February 2025, when a meeting of the Council will consider the options and make a decision on a preferred site.

Q: Will the community have a say on the shortlist?

Site selection is not straightforward and will consider a multitude of factors, including technical suitability, cost, risk, transport impact, feedback from the community engagement exercise and various impact assessments, which are underway. These include Economic, Equalities, Island Communities Impact, Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact and a Fairer Scotland Duty Assessment. Whilst we appreciate and value community feedback, site selection has to consider all these factors and cannot be selected through a community ballot.

Q: Where can I find the most up to date Project information?

A: We have a dedicated project webpage on the Council website, which can be found at Tobermory Campus Project. Additionally, should you have any queries or questions you wish to clarify, you can contact the team at tobermory.campus@argyll-bute.gov.ukand a response will be provided.

Q: What does LEIP Funding cover?

A: The Scottish Government confirmed that LEIP funding had been awarded to �鶹���� & Bute Council to build a new 2 – 18 Campus on Mull (a combined early learning centre, primary and secondary school) on 30th October 2023, subject to the Campus achieving a number of quality, environmental, space, function and condition standards. 

On 25th April 2024, �鶹���� and Bute Councillors approved the Project Team to prepare an Outline Business Case for the new Campus, which will receive up to 50% funding of eligible costs. The new Campus will be funded on a “like for like” basis, which means that funding is based on the existing pupil capacity numbers, and community facilities within the existing Tobermory Campus. Any facilities beyond or above the “like for like” criteria (for example, land purchase, a hostel, a commercial hub or an additional sports hall) would not be funded by LEIP. 

Q: How will the new Campus Site be chosen?

A: A “Call for Sites” was issued in September, asking members of the community to contact the team to advise of sites that may be suitable for the new campus. Public sector partners (Forestry Land Scotland, Housing Associations etc.) were also contacted to determine potential site availability.

Additionally, the Project Team held �鶹���� Engagement Events across Mull and Iona, where members of the public were invited to share their views on what was important to them, when determining a site for the Campus.

Information received at these events, and subsequently through e-mail correspondence, will be analysed and taken into account through a detailed review process, which will also consider factors such as Site Constraints (ground conditions, topography flood risk etc.); Operational Suitability (ability to deliver a 21st century learning environment, quality of external environment for learning etc.); �鶹���� Priorities; Accessibility (public transport provision in proximity to site, distance from population centres, estimated number and duration of user journeys – bus, car, pedestrian etc.); Sustainability (potential for connection to renewable sources, carbon impact of travel) and Affordability. 

All suitable sites advised will be reviewed in line with the same parameters, and this will all form part of a fairly complex scoring exercise where each site will be scored on each of the individual criteria, and the total of all those elements combined (community and technical) will generate a final score. This will inform a recommendation paper which will be presented to councillors to make the final decision on the preferred site for the 2-18 campus.  That paper will include the assessment scores, the community engagement report and a detailed transport assessment which is being commissioned to illustrate the travel impact of each site option and the decision will be made on the basis of that combined information.

Q: Will it be possible to have a “split” site, with Early Learning/Primary facilities in Tobermory and a High School located more centrally?

A:  LEIP funding is based on a “like for like” replacement basis. This means that funding is based on the existing pupil capacity numbers, and community facilities within the existing Tobermory Campus only (inclusive of the Nursery, Primary School, High School, College, �鶹���� spaces, Library and sports facilities).

Any facilities beyond or above the ‘like for like’ criteria are not funded by LEIP.  The Council would therefore require to fund 100% of those additional spaces.  

Campus facilities have greater efficiency and affordability than separate or split site projects which would need at least two buildings with two sets of accommodation to meet LEIP requirements, such as dining / games hall, commercial kitchens, pitches, staff rooms, plant / server rooms and external spaces.   2x building projects would also require additional preliminary construction costs including roads, car parking, site compounds and utilities connections.  This doubling up of facilities and project costs would add significant additional cost to the proposals and, as the funding position would remain “like for like” with the existing facility, meaning additional spaces or costs would not be funded by LEIP. 

In addition to this ‘doubling up’ of spaces, from a construction point of view, a split site would have higher than single site operational and revenue costs compared to a campus as there would be at least 2 x utilities costs, non domestic rates, cleaning, maintenance costs and enhanced staffing / supervision costs.  

LEIP funding is also contingent upon that the project being open to pupils by December 2027.  With a current estimate of construction completion in early 2029 the Council have already informed the Scottish Government we are likely to exceed this timescale which puts the project at a degree of risk.  Again, the view is splitting the site would likely increase the project planning and construction timescale even further therefore increasing this risk.  

The council approval for the project to proceed in April 2024 was on the basis of a single construction project of a 2-18 campus. This is what the team will continue to progress.  

As outlined above it would not be financially affordable to have two separate construction projects and operational school sites. This would present a much greater financial challenge to the council’s capital and revenue (operational and staffing) budgets with an increased risk of the project not receiving outline or full business case approval due to affordability.

As well as the Council perspective, the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) have indicated there is no other identified sources of funding to support a split site beyond the package already offered as part of the LEIP funding which has been reported to Council.  

The Council acknowledges that the engagement process has yet to be included and confirms all representations will be considered but given the circumstances outlined above the Council’s position is that the option of splitting the Mull Campus is not one which could be afforded.

Q: Has the current site in Tobermory been ruled out as a location for the new Campus?

A: The current Tobermory school site will be considered as part of the site appraisal process.

Q: Should the new campus be located outwith Tobermory, will there be a legal requirement to maintain a pre-5 unit in Tobermory?

A: There is no legal requirement regarding ELC locations. 

Q: Who determines the school catchment areas for �鶹���� and Bute?

A: �鶹���� and Bute Council at the point of disaggregation inherited catchment areas for schools. If a review of school catchment areas were to take place a consultation with all stakeholders would be undertaken on the Proposal. This consultation exercise would proceed under the terms of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”).

Q: Is there a maximum time and distance that can be travelled, and does it differ according to the age of the child?

A: There is not a limit set out within legislation for the length/distance of travel for a pupil, this is considered on a case-by-case basis with regard to a number of factors relevant to that particular community. Travel distances and durations will be considered however, and inform the Site Analysis process.

Q: My child currently attends Oban High School. Will this remain an option, should a new campus be centrally located?

A: Should the new 2-18 Campus be located out with Tobermory that would result in a review of school catchment areas, and consideration would be given at that point.  Parents retain their right to make a placing request. Where a placing request is granted parents are responsible for the transport of their child to the requested school.

Q: What is the timescale for the Project?

A: Site appraisal & selection activities are scheduled to run from September to December 2024.

The next project decision point is consideration of our Outline Business Case (OBC) at the end of 2025. If it is approved, it gives us permission to develop a detailed design and Full Business Case (FBC). 

The purpose of these business cases is to demonstrate to the council that the project remains affordable and deliverable. Both Outline and Full Business Cases need to be approved by the council before we can start building.

Project briefing, concept design and outline business case (OBC) development will take place during 2025 with the OBC being considered by the Council at the end of 2025. Approval of the OBC by the Council allows us to move to full business case in 2026, which if approved, will allow the construction phase to commence late 2026. Funding has been awarded on the basis that the new Campus will be opened by the December 2027, but with the delay in the funding announcement the LEIP team have indicated that this could potentially be extended.

Q: If the school needs to be replaced “like for like” does that allow for an increased population, and larger/more facilities?

A: The LEIP funding we receive will be on a like for like basis. However when planning for the capacity required for the new school the Council will take account of future school roll projections. These are based on a number of factors including planning decisions for housing. Any additional capacity over and above what is funded by LEIP will require to be funded by the council. It should be borne in mind that school capacity is incremental, as classrooms will be sized in line with maximum permitted class sizes (e.g. 25 pupils in a composite primary class). Therefore a school sized to accommodate 80 children will still need 4 classrooms, providing capacity for at least 100.

The ability of each site to accommodate future expansion (if required) will also be a factor considered during the site selection exercise.

Q: Given the level of housing development proposed throughout the Island, including ninety new houses in Craignure, how will the new campus be future proofed? 

A: The funding for the new Campus is like for like which includes pupil rolls. The team are closely monitoring projected rolls as new housing is created and will take this into consideration when planning the capacity of the new facility. 

Q: Is there an opportunity for partner organisations to secure funding for aspects of the project? 

A: We are open to discussions with potential funding partners, and ideas have been put forward during the community engagement which the team will follow up where possible.  We are actively engaging with other organisations, e.g. for sports and athletics, and will explore potential funding opportunities with them if these exist. Local development trusts (MICT, South West Mull & Iona Development and North West Mull �鶹���� Woodland Company) are represented on our �鶹���� Sounding Board. 

In addition, the team are being supported by hub North Scotland ltd as part of their wider LEIP North Schools Programme. Mull Campus is one of 8 schools being delivered as part of the �鶹����, co-ordinated by hub North. This is a collaborative partnership-based approach involving five local Councils in the North of Scotland, including two island Councils (Shetland and Orkney). It aims to reduce duplication, strengthen and share knowledge, leading to better quality buildings and more efficient and cost-effective project delivery.

Accessibility 

Q. If a new campus and School is being looked at could the location and access for full size coaches be a factor. 

A. The location will form part of the Detailed Options Appraisal. Once a site has been selected, the design will require to look at appropriate pick up and drop off locations. 

Q. Will there be a bus to pick you up? 

A. School Transport will be made available in line with the Council’s Pupil Transport Policy 

Q. Will the roads be improved to aid the children transport to a new campus? 

A. This does not fall within the boundaries of the LEIP funding application and therefore any road infrastructure beyond the site boundary will not be looked at as part of this project. 

Buildings 

Q. What will happen to the school estate? Please don't sell off the primary schools 

Q. My concern is that if it's a 2-18 year campus, the council will close all the small village primary schools and very young kids in outlying areas will be forced to travel for two hours a day. 

A. There is currently no intention to amalgamate or close schools, unless as part of the Consultation process the islands communities indicate that there is a clear desire to look at this. 

Q. Could the Council collaborate with BE-ST () to consider sustainable and innovative solutions to the challenges of island building and climate conditions? This is an opportunity to aim for the highest standards, and not just build to cost 

A. It is a criteria of LEIP funding that the building meets stringent environmental standards. The Mull Campus project is part of a number of schools across Scotland that will require consultant experts to advise on all aspects of the build.

Q. Why do we need a new school? 

A. The Learning Estate Strategy agreed by elected members at Council in August 2021 looked at all the schools in �鶹���� and Bute and a suitability survey was carried out on each school. Both suitability and condition surveys are criteria led and include aspects such as accessibility, purpose built spaces and social spaces. The Strategy set out an ambition for all schools to be category A or B (good/ satisfactory). The overall Suitability band for Tobermory High School was category C (poor). As this is the only secondary school within �鶹���� and Bute with a category C for Suitability, and the primary school across the whole school estate with the lowest suitability scoring, it was considered to be a priority. 

Q. When would the building be built? 

A. It is anticipated that construction would start in 2027 with the school opening in early 2029. These timescales are estimates and will be reviewed and updated as the project progresses.

Q. Will it be a primary and secondary school? 

Q. Might a junior secondary help with very young children having to leave home at 11 years? 

A. The application for LEIP funding was awarded for a 2-18 campus on Mull. 

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Q. If a campus was built nearer Tobermory, would there be accommodation for children? 

A. Hostel accommodation does not qualify for LEIP funding. If there was a clear desire from the Islands to deliver this, there would need to be alternative funding to support it. 

Q. Will our children still have the option to attend Oban High School and will the hostel be funded for us still? 

A. There will still be an option to attend Oban High School.

Location

Q. Where will the new school be? 

 A. The location of the school will be determined by a detailed Options Appraisal on sites across Mull to determine the best location for the Campus. This is due to commence in the autumn of 2024.

Q. Could we have two high schools instead of one big new one, one school in the north and one in the south of the island?

 A. There will be a lot of competition for funding. The Funding award is only for one new campus on Mull. 

Nursery / Pre 5 

Q. After Salen ELC being recently refurbed, will that building then continue to provide ELC provision? 

Q. Will all the primary and nursery schools be closed and all the children on the island have to travel to the new school? 

A. The capacity provided by our ELCs will still be required. There is no intention to change ELC settings. 

Facilities 

Q. What will the new school be like and what indoor and outdoor facilities will it include?

A. The exact requirements of the new school will be determined through engagement during the design brief and design development stages of the project. 

Staffing 

Q. Will there be any new teachers? 

A. School staffing is determined by pupil numbers and schools have delegated responsibility for recruitment. If the roll of the school rises this could lead to new teaching staff 

Other 

Q. Why weren't bids put in a (LEIP) phase 1 or 2? 

A. The Council was not in a position to make a commitment to the LEIP funding process until now 

Q. What will you do to ensure that the children of Mull are heard, and that their rights are respected? 

A. The Council is clear as to the statutory duties placed on it in terms of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010. That legislation identifies a number of “relevant stakeholders” who the Council must directly engage with as part of any consultation exercise should the bid be successful and should a “relevant proposal” (in terms of the Act) be formulated. In addition, given the potential impacts on some of our island communities, the Council will also consider whether it is necessary to conduct an Islands Communities Impact Assessment (in terms of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018) alongside the 2010 Act consultation, at the relevant point in the overall process. The Education Service will supported by colleagues from the Northern Alliance and Education Scotland in terms of the processes to be followed and fulfilling the Council’s numerous statutory duties.

In 2022, a series of pre-engagement events were held in the local community prior to submitting the bid to the Scottish Government for LEIP funding for a new Mull Campus.

You can see the feedback from the engagement events here - Mull Campus - pre-engagement

You can also see a copy of the submission to the Scottish Government for LEIP funding. This bid was successful, with �鶹���� and Bute Council confirmed as one of only 10 successful projects across Scotland to share in the £450m to £500million pounds of funding available - find about more about our successful bid in our press release - A new campus on Mull a step closer (30th October 2023)

Mull Campus Project - Preferred Site report files

Preferred Site Recommendation 

Appendix 1

Site Analysis Report

Appendix 2

Site Selection Scoring Session 2

Appendix A

Engagement Report

Appendix B

Long-list

Appendix C

Short-list Plans

Appendix D

• Existing Utilities Infrastructure - Craignure
• Existing Utilities Infrastructure - Existing School
• Existing Utilities Infrastructure - Garmony
• Existing Utilities Infrastructure - South Tobermory

Appendix E

Waterman Geotech

Appendix F

Flooding and Drainage Report

Appendix G

Place Diagrams

Appendix H

Transport Review

Appendix K

Integrated Impact Assessment Report

Documents on this page may not be fully accessible for people using assistive technology. If you require these documents in an alternative format, please contact mull.campus@argyll-bute.gov.uk 

The call for sites period has now closed. Thank you to all those who came forward with suggestions of possible sites. Potentially suitable sites were assessed against a range of criteria to determine the recommended site for the new 2-18 campus on Mull.

• Mull Campus Project - Preferred site report files

The final decision on the preferred site was made by council members on 7th March 2025,  who took account of the outcome of the site assessment process, community feedback received during the engagement period, and a detailed transport assessment.

• Next step forward for new Campus for Mull (news release, 7th March 2025)