ian fordham
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The Centre for School DesignTRANSCRIPT
Ian FordhamCo-founder, The Centre for School DesignDeputy Director, British Council for School Environments
BCSE and theCentre for School Designa journey from web 0.5 to web 2.0
Structure
Current approaches/trends in school design
Background to BCSE
Why create the C4SD
Use of Web 2.0 – opportunities and successes
What's happening next
British Council for School Environments• Leading charity in education, design and construction
• Set up in 2006 - mission to research, develop and communicate best practice in all aspects of school design and construction
• Areas of work - membership, events, study tours, research, programmes, industry awards, national school environments week, advocacy and national advisory role
• Membership - 400 organisations: 100 schools, 100 local authorities, 200 major design, architect, construction and specialist suppliers
www.bcse.uk.net
Our world
£80bn
30,000The bidding costs for a BSF programme is the equivalent of losing a new primary school
200+ 2500
Schools account for around 2% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, roughly the same as all the energy and transport emissions of Birmingham and Manchester combined. This is equivalent to 15% of the country’s public sector emissions.
Zero Carbon Taskforce for schools, January 2010
Trends in school design
♯1 School as science
♯2 Small schools
♯3 SEN/sensory environments
♯4 Parent promoted schools
♯5 Vocational schools
♯6 Sustainability & culture
Background to BCSE
Evolution from 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 2.0
Before
BeforeAfter
Before
After
www.thecentreforschooldesign.org
Why create the Centre?
No leading education think tank – no think tank designed for the post bureaucratic age
Fusing education, design and the built environment using web 2.0
Rethinking policy and practice
New tools, research and partnerships
Think tank 1.0 Think tank 2.0
Political
Commissioned
Policy maker & political audience and readership
Silo culture
Wisdom of the few
Limited engagement & dissemination
Public
Commissioning
Strategist and practitioner audience and readership
Joined up culture
Wisdom of crowds
Mass engagement & dissemination
Our first project- The UK Hub of the Third Teacher- Fusion of worlds – education, architecture and design -Collaborative project with Kingston / Croydon Council - Helping teachers to support change in space ahead of major capital investment
Use of web 2.0
Early successesDirector on journey from digital tourist to resident
Linkedin contacts from 5 – 400+ in 2 weeks
Positive following on Twitter & Facebook
Coverage in Building, BD, and 4 blogs
New contacts and potential projects
What’s next?
In March 2009, we launched the Great Schools campaign to start a national debate about what makes great schools and learning environments for the 21st Century…
… and to make the most of the UK’s biggest investment in school buildings
At the heart of the campaign is a landmark inquiry into the impact of school environments on improved outcomes for children and young people led by Baroness Estelle Morris. We report in March & June 2010
Apr 09 call for evidence … big conversation… expert sessions… inquiry on tour… research… commission begins… UK seminars… witness sessions… survey … interim report… Mar 10 … final report Jun 10
We have spoken to 800 people so far…
Our plan is to speak to 80,000…
We want to create the first open source inquiry and commission
Thank you for listeningIan Fordham
@ianfordham
www.bcse.uk.net
www.bigschoolmakeover.org.uk
www.thecentreforschooldesign.or
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