Comments on: Responding to the James review http://www.thecentreforschooldesign.org/2010/07/responding-to-the-review/ Thu, 12 May 2011 14:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sarah Gill http://www.thecentreforschooldesign.org/2010/07/responding-to-the-review/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Sarah Gill Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:49:37 +0000 http://www.thecentreforschooldesign.org/?p=1391#comment-222 As a school governor I find it incredulous that a BSF project was abandoned at the twelfth hour when both teachers and school support staff have worked increadibly hard to create an 'all through' school and are currently changing a concept into reality. The now Buxton school results have improved year on year while the building falls apart around staff and pupils yet they soldier on. I appreciate that BSF process is expensive and somewhat beaurocratic like many public sector processes, however I hope that there will be some method of Capital allocation to at least refurbish and repair the schools Estate. As a school governor I find it incredulous that a BSF project was abandoned at the twelfth hour when both teachers and school support staff have worked increadibly hard to create an ‘all through’ school and are currently changing a concept into reality.

The now Buxton school results have improved year on year while the building falls apart around staff and pupils yet they soldier on.

I appreciate that BSF process is expensive and somewhat beaurocratic like many public sector processes, however I hope that there will be some method of Capital allocation to at least refurbish and repair the schools Estate.

]]> By: Pascale Scheurer http://www.thecentreforschooldesign.org/2010/07/responding-to-the-review/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Pascale Scheurer Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:25:45 +0000 http://www.thecentreforschooldesign.org/?p=1391#comment-176 Designing schools is a process of achieving educational outcomes, by the school community, where the building is a functional wrapper and symbolic place of belonging. Positive aspect of deregulation/competition (Academies&Free Schools) could be innovation, choice, improvement through competition and coopetition between schools. Potential negative = impact on children in free-market-failure schools, impact on vulnerable children and those whose choices are limited. If the process&programme can be designed to mitigate these negatives, the innovation will be very welcome. Let's also not lose the wealth of expertise accumulated via BSF, flawed though it was. Also if Planning risk can be removed we'd save a lot of money. Designing schools is a process of achieving educational outcomes, by the school community, where the building is a functional wrapper and symbolic place of belonging.

Positive aspect of deregulation/competition (Academies&Free Schools) could be innovation, choice, improvement through competition and coopetition between schools.

Potential negative = impact on children in free-market-failure schools, impact on vulnerable children and those whose choices are limited.

If the process&programme can be designed to mitigate these negatives, the innovation will be very welcome.

Let’s also not lose the wealth of expertise accumulated via BSF, flawed though it was.

Also if Planning risk can be removed we’d save a lot of money.

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