Two schools in this area have been confirmed as among the first to benefit from a multi-million pound rebuild.

Ten schools are part of the initial programme including the Community College, Whitstable, and Herne Bay High.

Kent County Council has signed a £600million contract that will eventually see every secondary school in the county either rebuilt or redeveloped under the Government programme, Building Schools for the Future (BSF).

The contractor is a partnership of Land Securities Trillium and Northgate Education.

County education chiefs hailed the contract as a milestone for the authority and said it represented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Cllr Mark Dance, cabinet member for education operations, said: “The signing of this contract marks an historic day for education in Kent.

“The Building Schools for the Future programme will see radical transformation of school buildings in the county. State-of-the-art technology, fantastic learning and teaching environments and unrivalled community facilities will have a huge impact on generations to come.”

Tim Byles, the chief executive of Partnerships for Schools, the Government agency responsible for delivering the BSF programme, said: “At its heart, BSF is about transforming education and improving the life chances for all young people.”