Joint Service Centre and the Extended School

1. Joint Service Centreand theExtended School CASTLE GREEN London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

2. Stakeholders: Service Providers • School and vocational education • Children’s Centre • Health Centre • Customer First • Library • Learning Village • Performing Arts • Sports and Recreation • Café

3. A themed development based on the concept of educational, aspirational objectives for the whole community which then enable the full range of Council objectives. Service based regeneration of an area. Joint Service Centre Community objectives & the Extended school

4. Focus on teaching and learning To introduce, develop and maintain new pedagogical methods developed from teaching models used in Switzerland, Holland and elsewhere Continuing a strategy that commenced early 1990’s To introduce vocational subjects for 14-16 year olds To develop the extended school concept to meet key community objectives: adult education, social, recreation, health Educational Strategy

5. National B&D 36 20 39 28 39 28 40 27 45 31 46 32 48 34 49 38 50 38 52 42 53 49 + 47% +145% Results% students gaining 5 or more grades A* - C GCSE

6. To procure facilities that secure the Council’s education strategy and its community development and regeneration strategy To procure school facilities that help deliver the Council’s new pedagogy in particular The procurement learns actively from new build: traditional/and PFI recent experience The procurement delivers well designed, durable (expected life 50+ years) and serviceable accommodation High quality vfm on outcomes To develop a PFI methodology that can be taken forward by the Council PFI Procurement Objectives

7. Client and end user involvement Review of new build PFI and non PFI Development of exemplar designs Brief Development

8. Design from the inside out (Design Council) Design in: Management of people Security DDA Efficient use of space Design Process

9. Briefing and feedback – contractors Use of exemplar designs Use of Design Quality Indicators in selection Economically most advantageous offer Procurement Process

10. Bouygues UK: Construction Ecovert FM Barclays Equity Dexia NIB Private Sector Partners

11. Tactics % achieved 1. To develop cost models and viable cost targets for construction to establish what is buildable and affordable 85% 2. To develop the client brief to provide as much guidance as possible to bidders. This included: exemplar design schemes 100% cost targets 90% detail on teaching methods and teaching requirements 100% Adjacencies, etc. 100% 3. To emphasise life cycle and end of contract proposals 85% 4. To use external consultant advisers to support, challenge and augment the in-house expertise 90% 5. To endeavour to reduce scale of contract closure negotiations and control legal costs 50% PFI Procurement Objectives

12. Construction on time and cost Design fulfils our vision Long term solutions Continuing and good relations with private sector Incentive on both sides to add value Benefits

13. Affordability Defining needs appropriately User involvement Long period of procurement Issues

14. Pedagogy – Building Design • Building design to performance and cost • Feedback from design • Building Aims • Longevity • Serviceability • Environment • Flexibility • Future proof Design Enhances Functionality • Outcomes • School building supports educational results • Can be adapted for varying users • Profile – major asset available to the community

15. Standards Consistency Availability – 24 hours Delivery: Facilities

16. Shared standards aspirational agenda Collaboration with Services off and on site Customer friendly Delivery: Vision

17. Management Forum Planning Discussions Framework for decision making • Delivery: Management Ethos

18. General Manager Role of PFI provider – Hard FM Soft FM services responsibility Operations management Marketing Delivery: Management Structure

19. Pre-conditions for learning Horseshoe layout for general teaching classroom Doors located for teacher monitoring of corridor Clear sight lines Overhead data projector controlled from teacher’s desk Layout allows for students in wheelchairs Desks in horseshoe layout Resources stored in centre of class Windows sited to rear for IT projection Cill heights set to reduce distraction Area of room 70 – 75m2 Gaps for good circulation No student is at the back of the class – no student sits behind another

20. delivering educational innovation student entrance nursery entrance children’s centre line of security design tech food tech central street science and art school (shared) performing arts school (shared) library & ICT general teaching and SEN community entrance external sports and play general teaching and 6th form school (shared) sports student entrance

21. a beacon for the community line of security drop-in crèche vocational teaching café / restaurant In main street community use for adult education performing arts customer first Library / ICT learning centre pitches sports facilities used by local clubs etc cafe hard courts sport bikes all weather floodlit pitch car park