ian fordham

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

ian@bcse.uk.net

@ianfordham

www.bcse.uk.net

www.bigschoolmakeover.org.uk

www.thecentreforschooldesign.or

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