The long heralded James Review on the future of schools capital seems to have had more pencilled-in launch dates than a NASA Shuttle. But we are pretty confident it will be launched shortly… For an industry that thrives on certainty, local authorities that need to plan and schools that need investment, this delay has implications. [...]
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Capital ‘James’ Review – our submission
It is clear that the much awaited Government’s Review of Capital Investment led by Sebastian James (pictured left) will represent a significant milestone in the development of a new approach to investing in the infrastructure and facilities in our schools across the country. The challenge is clear: how do we maintain a level of investment, [...]
What you may have missed in July?
Again, a month is a very long time in the current climate of educational revolution. Looking back, it’s very hard to believe that it was less than a month ago that Michael Gove read the last rites over the BSF programme and announced the review chaired by Sebastian James. The interim report is due in [...]
Capital Review update
We have now run both of our highly successful BCSE James Review sessions – with over 80 people attending this week. We have prepared a set of notes which you can download from here and update with your own comments and figures. The first is a case-study template (MS Word) and the second is a [...]
Responding to the James review
The more we’ve looked at the review looking at the overhaul of England’s school building programmes led by Sebastian James, the more we’re seeing opportunities to rationalise what had become a cumbersome and inefficient means of improving the standards of school stock. Over the next few weeks, we’re hoping to use The Centre for School [...]
