Education Buildings Journal
Ayr Academy
The establishment of clear objectives supported by good project governance has helped to ensure the effi cient and effective delivery of school and community facilities. These buildings support curriculum delivery, foster relationships between the school and wider community, encourage parental involvement in the life of the school, and embrace the opportunities available through digital technology. Collaboration between learner groups, incorporation of public facilities such as libraries, cafes, leisure and enterprise space, and the integration of workplace initiatives are all enriching the learner journey in schools across Scotland.
Scotland’s ‘Schools for the Future Programme’ has nationally developed
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shared processes, parameters and guidance, demonstrated their benefi t by the construction of pilot projects, and disseminated knowledge gained as well as lessons learned to benefi t subsequent projects. We need to continue this learning by providing detailed challenge and feedback where appropriate. I hope that this will enhance collaboration across all of Scotland’s Learning Estate.
Let’s take a look to the future, and question what comes next in terms of future plans and investment. At the inaugural ‘Education Buildings Scotland Conference’ last November, the Deputy First Minister announced that the Government intends to produce Scotland’s ‘Learning Estate Investment Plan’. The detailed development of the plan is underway and we hope it will be published later this year. This will enable all of us that are involved in the delivery or management of the vital infrastructure that supports our world class education system, to think in a more holistic way when planning our education estate. Our curriculum is designed to be a coherent learning progression from Early Years into adulthood and beyond – therefore shouldn’t we be thinking along similar lines when planning our Early Years facilities, schools and colleges? They are, after all, integral elements of the same thing.
28 James Gillespie’s
Greenfaulds
Andrew Dailly will be speaking at Education Buildings Scotland.
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