NON TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES
BUILDING SCHOOLS
FOR THE FUTURE
A technical guidance update
SAPCA’s Dr Colin Young looks at some of the technical guidance available for schools and local education authorities who enter the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) investment programme
B
uilding Schools for the Fu- ture – the investment initiative to rebuild secondary school buildings in England – is a
very ambitious programme of develop- ment with a multi-billion pound budget to deliver a new generation of schools. Overseen by Partnerships for Schools (PfS), a non departmental public body, the first wave of the BSF programme commenced in the fiscal year 2005/6 and it is anticipated to continue for at least another decade.
Background
The BSF process can be complicated and it’s difficult to estimate the amount of money that will be directly spent on
sport facilities within each new and upgraded school. However, most Lo- cal Education Authorities (LEA) will receive in excess of £100m for their BSF programme. If only a small fraction of that budget is spent on sport and PE provision it still equates to a substan- tial investment not only for the school, but potentially for the local community. In addition, further revenue could be available via sports national governing bodies (NGBs) that may be willing to spend some of their capital investment funds to upgrade facilities to meet their strategic goals (such as increasing par- ticipation) and are happy to work within the BSF framework. Obviously this level of investment is a
once in a generation opportunity and it’s important to ensure that the new facilities meet and exceed the expec- tations of the end users and provide a strong legacy for the future. Going through the design process within BSF can be a very complex procedure, which includes many stakeholders. Each LEA is expected to form a BSF PE
and Sport Stakeholder Group which is responsible for the development of their sports and PE facilities strategy.
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Elm Court (above) and Allerton (below left) are two of the £55bn BSF projects
PfS, via its Design Steering Group for
PE and Sport, has developed a series of guidance tools to simplify the process for the stakeholder group. The guidance information is also relevant for organi- sations wishing to engage with the BSF investment programme.
Fit for the Future
The Fit for the Future guide aims to challenge current thinking, provoke discussion and provide advice. It’s par- ticularly relevant to BSF PE and Sport Stakeholder Groups in their role of sup- porting schools in translating their vision for PE and sport into a design brief.
The document consists of four parts:
Part 1 From Vision to Design Part 2 The BSF Design Journey Part 3 Sample Design Solutions for four Imaginary Learning Centres
Part 4 Summary of Key Points Fit for the Future is now available to
download in pdf and film format from the Partnerships for Schools website (
http://www.partnershipsforschools.org. uk/programme/Fit_for_the_Future.jsp).
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