Leading headteacher and member of the BCSE’s Great Schools Inquiry and Commission, Anthony Seldon launches his latest report today which shares 20 ways of ending Factory Schools in England (Centre for Policy Studies). With an emphasis on a return to “the delight, gratitude and stimulus” in schools his work will resonate with a large number [...]
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Great Schools Commission – a shake up for the system
The BCSE’s Great Schools Inquiry and Commission interim report launch is just over a month away. So now is a good time to reflect on the landscape in which we are now working. It is clear to me that there is a time when every government policy or spending priority needs a good shake up [...]
School capital investment – getting our house in order
This is an absolutely vital time. This major investment in school buildings has made a difference, and we really can’t afford to go back to not spending money consistently on infrastructure. The sheer scale of this investment is hard to absorb for many people, and it’s been ill-served by some of the ‘research’ flying around. [...]
Technology and school buildings
The role of technology in school building programmes was called into question this week by prominent principal Armando Di-Finizio from Bristol Brunel Academy who was quoted in a Times article saying that millions of pounds were being wasted on “white elephant” technology in schools. He went further to say that there were pressures on schools [...]
Build? Or rebuild?
While we were launching The Centre for School Design on Monday, we all missed this feature on Radio 4′s PM programme by Andrew Bomford, covering a new English Heritage report. Broadly, the EH report promotes the renovation of older school buildings rather than the development of new ones – as English Heritage put it, ‘constructive [...]
