08 Apr 2025
Dean Clough, the award-winning commercial and leisure destination in Halifax, has announced two occupier deals, expanding its hub for educational excellence in the region.
Connex Education Partnership has more than doubled its Yorkshire regional headquarters at Dean Clough with a new 1,237 sq ft office in D Mill. Connex is a national recruitment and training provider to schools, specialist units and early years settings with whole-school recruitment and training solutions. It has 21 offices nationwide.
GoEducate has also secured a new street facing studio at Dean Clough's D Mill Courtyard for its third location in Calderdale. The studio will provide teaching space alongside a retail book shop.
As a recommended provider for Calderdale Children's Services, GoEducate delivers tutoring for more than 400 primary and secondary school students to support 11+, GCSE and other specific subject requirements. As well as private tutoring, it partners with a number of local schools to provide alternate provision for students who may be excluded due to disability, medical or mental health issues.
Holly North, Educational Standards Co-ordinator at GoEducate, said,
“At GoEducate, we are dedicated to creating inclusive and personalised learning experiences that empower every student to succeed, regardless of their challenges. Our diverse range of educational services is designed to support learners from all backgrounds and abilities.
“We are delighted to open our third centre at Dean Clough which provides an exceptional learning environment for our students due to its great amenity and incredible arts and culture offerings. It is hugely beneficial to be located alongside many other providers such as Calderdale College, Pinc College and Frog who we hope to collaborate with.”
Dean Clough is home to the new state-of-the-art, 12,834 sq ft digital creative skills hub for Calderdale College as well as the regional campus for neurodiverse learning specialist, Pinc College. Learning software provider, Frog Education is also located on site alongside Chef Benson Smith Academy for culinary skills, and the award winning ACDC Art School.
Jeremy Hall, Chairman and Managing Director of Dean Clough, said,
“We are thrilled to accommodate Connex and GoEducate with growth space at Dean Clough and it's wonderful to have their teams and students immersed in the Dean Clough community.
“Education and personal growth are inherent in the Dean Clough community where thought inspiring exhibitions, installations, theatre productions, wellbeing amenities and an ongoing cultural programme are an integral part of the Dean Clough offer. We hope that the students and their families will be encouraged to visit our free art exhibitions and studio programmes and make use of the fantastic breadth of amenities available at Dean Clough.”
Dean Clough is already home to around 150 organisations employing over 3,000 people on site. Major occupiers include Covea Insurance, Activate Group, Chadwick Lawrence, Calderdale College, Ramsdens Solicitors and Prestige Gifting with many having their headquarters on the site. As well as significant floor plates for large operations, Dean Clough has invested in providing flex-spaces for small enterprise and can tailor solutions to accommodate any requirement.
Through an ongoing investment programme of refurbishment, Dean Clough continues to bring forward new space opportunities for occupiers, from a one-person office up to 55,000 sq ft of Grade A space with 21,000 sq ft floorplates.
Dean Clough is located on the edge of Halifax town centre, between Leeds and Manchester, and just 15 minutes from the M62 with direct train links to Leeds, Manchester, York and London.