Building Schools for the Future
THE Government sees BSF as important to improving educational attainment, and the life chances available to children, by providing educational, recreational and social environments that support modern teaching and learning methods. It wants buildings to be shared and used by local communities, and to be flexible in responding to developing needs. It also wants BSF to support local reorganisation of secondary schools to reflect demographic needs and a greater diversity of provision, including academies and specialist schools.
drive basis or with an operator. A large range of machines has been expanded to include excavators, LGP dump trucks, LGP dozers c/w laser over-ride tractors from 20-250hp, decompaction equipment, sand-banders and Dakota sand spreaders and general horticultural machinery. This has been coupled with the completion of new workshops and showroom facilities, and the present construction of new offices.
John is adamant that the
experience accumulated over the years has provided them with a formidable reputation for delivering an exceptionally high quality service. “We endeavour to keep at the forefront of changes in techniques and legislation,
particularly in the construction side of the business which implements stringent regulation. All associated project health and safety plans, including method statements and risk assessments, are compiled in-house and have proven to satisfy the most stringent of client requirements.” The future for CLS lies in
responding to market forces in a positive and productive way. After a year of evaluating the economic climate and holding back on further expansion plans, it is now full steam ahead. The Mastenbroek and the “Laser Grader” are tangible, solid, physical indicators of strength, confidence and power. How better to describe a company that is no longer content to hide its light under the proverbial bushel!
1. Targeting funding to groups of schools to allow Local Authorities to plan strategically for the provision of school places and other facilities, and for the delivery of children’s services, on an area wide basis;
2. Long-term partnering efficiencies between the public and private sectors, usually through the establishment of local joint ventures called Local Education Partnerships (LEPs), which have exclusive rights for 10 years to deliver new and refurbished school facilities and related services; and
3. Central programme management, coordination and support for local strategic decision making and school building and refurbishment projects.
The Department provided £3.6 billion of capital funding up to March 2008 (£2.3 billion under signed PFI contracts and £1.3 billion under conventional funding). It has allocated another £7.5 billion up to March 2011, and plans to provide further funding after that. BSF accounted for 22 per cent of England’s expenditure on school buildings in 2007-08. BSF has not been included in the Government’s acceleration of education capital funding to act as a fiscal stimulus.
TWENTYQuestions
John Ledwidge - is able to make people’s ears bleed and has enjoyed being sent to Coventry!
yourself? The fact that I take too much to heart.
Who wouldn’t you like to be? John Terry just recently!
Favourite record, and why? Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. I just never get bored of hearing it, or singing it whilst I’m mowing!
Who are you? John Ledwidge, Head Groundsman at Coventry City FC.
Family status? Single.
Who’s your hero and why? My mum, dad and family. They have been through everything with me and their love and support has helped me achieve all I have.
What is your dream holiday? What’s one of them?
What annoys you the most? Ignorant people.
What would you change about
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? John Terry’s wife.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Work my notice whilst driving to work in a more expensive car than the footballers.
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? A piano, for the pure fact it’s the only thing I can play.
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Never regret anything that has taught you a lesson or made you smile.
What’s your favourite smell? Obviously, cut grass!
What do you do in your spare time? Work usually - if not, I referee football matches.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Do you talk to the grass to make it grow?
What’s your favourite piece of kit? My Dennis G860s.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Conscientious, fair, perfectionist.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to sing, so that when I’m mowing I’m not making people’s ears bleed at the Ricoh!.
What makes you angry? I don’t get angry, I get even!
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? The consideration of the first League game being away, dependent on the timing of summer concerts!
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