Over 780 schools will still benefit from BSF investment.
(DfE list 12/07/2010 plus latest go-ahead
announcement)
Here is the latest news from the Sport England
BSF
Team.
12th August 2010
Most recent news:
Gove has announced the go-ahead for a series of new school
projects
The Government have announced that a further 33 schools
and 44 academy projects will proceed as planned whilst a further 75
academy rebuild projects are likely to be scaled back.
View the list on the DfE website.
Call for Evidence
Sebastian James, who is leading on the Schools Capital Review,
has issued a call for evidence. This is real opportunity for
all interested parties including schools,
LAs
, the construction industry, academy
sponsors, and sport sector networks/organisations - to inform the
review and provide views and input – the good news is that sporting
facilities and the community have been referenced.
It is obviously, in sports interest to ensure to take advantage
of this opportunity to input to the review. Complete the Call for
Evidence response form. Closing date for responses Friday
17th September 2010.
Previous news:
BSF Briefing
Our main BSF web page now includes a
briefing issued by the Sport England BSF Team that sets out
our current position following the Government announcement on the
Building Schools for the Future programme.
Playing Pitch Strategy - Fit for Purpose Assessment
Framework
A 'Fit For Purpose' assessment framework has
been added to the 'planning tools and guidance notes' list area on
this website.
The framework has been developed to aid the assessment of a
Playing Pitch Strategy against Sport England's adopted methodology
'Towards a Level Playing Field: A Guide To The Production of
Playing Pitch Strategies'. It can also be used as a useful
reference to help guide the development of a strategy.
A number of the sections and criteria included in this
assessment framework are also relevant to the assessment of the
additional sports to be included under the BSF requirement for a
Playing Fields Strategy to be in place prior to the remit
meeting.
CSP
and National
Governing Body (NGB)
BSF
Guide
A bespoke guide 'Making the Most of BSF for
Sport' is being developed for CSPs and NGBs by the Sport
England BSF Team, incorporating information, practice and
experiences of our partners. The guide will support partners
to better understand the programme, the process and ways to
influence. This will soon be made available as a download from
this webpage.
Fit for the Future Guidance Document
A guidance tool has been developed by Partnerships for Schools
(PfS) national Design Steering Group which can be used by PE and
Sport Stakeholder Groups in their role of
supporting
LAs
and
schools to translate their vision for PE and sport into a design
brief. It explores typical design requirements, the process and a
range of design solutions to provoke debate and transformational
thinking. Download the flash
presentation and pdf version through this link here.