paul maccabee, manchester city council
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Examining the role of a successfully remodelled school in the wider local communityTRANSCRIPT
Schools as Service Hubs for their Communities
Paul MaccabeeBSF and Academies Programme Director
Manchester City Council14th September 2010
Presented at the Remodelling Education Spaces Conference,University of Manchester, 13th - 14th September 2010
MCC Schools Building Programme
• BSF / Academies - 33 Schools• £500m programme, Design and Build (nil PFI)• Whole Estate: 55% GIFA New Build,
45% Retained / Re-Modelled• Primary Capital Programme
– "Pathfinder Authority"– £27 million, 2008-2011
• Key driver to Manchester’s Regeneration Strategy
MCC Approach to Community Use
• All schools are service hubs for their local communities• Commitment established at planning stage (almost as a
condition of the capital investment) via …• Community Hub Statements – agreements between
the schools and the local authority establishing priorities and opportunities for community use
• Not limited by PFI agreements• Limited by ongoing school commitment – but reinforced
by inspection / improvement frameworks, e.g. OFSTED, SIPs
Community Hub Statements
• Local needs / opportunities established• Steering group consisting of:
– School– Extended Schools Team, and the– Local Regeneration Team (whose job it is to map
service provision at neighbourhood level)
GIS – Community Services
Co-Location of Public Services:East Manchester Academy & District Library
Primary schools co-located with SureStart Children’s Centres
Key Design Issues• Access / Entrances / Zoning
• Space Planning: Core school space / community space
Specialist
Areas:
Science
D + T
Art
PE
Music
Inclusion
YEAR 11 YEAR 10
YEAR 8 YEAR 9
L L A10
L L A9
L L A8
L L A7
L L A4
L L A5
L L A6
L L A3
YEAR 7
Large LearningArea 1
Large LearningArea 2
YEAR 7
Unobtrusive Security Line
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS DIAGRAM
ENTRANCEWarm, Welcoming, Light + Airy, Display, Information
Students Staff Visitors Visiting Students
Agency RoomsInterview Rooms
Community LearningSixth Form +
Vocational Areas
Visitor + Staff ToiletsSickbay
Main OfficeReception Cafe
PE
Music
Core SchoolZone
Community
Community /SchoolInterface
Specialist
Areas:
Science
D + T
Art
PE
Music
Inclusion
YEAR 11 YEAR 10
YEAR 8 YEAR 9
L L A10
L L A9
L L A8
L L A7
L L A4
L L A5
L L A6
L L A3
YEAR 7
Large LearningArea 1
Large LearningArea 2
YEAR 7
Unobtrusive Security Line
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS DIAGRAM
ENTRANCEWarm, Welcoming, Light + Airy, Display, Information
Students Staff Visitors Visiting Students
Multi-Agency RoomsInterview Rooms
Community LearningSixth Form +
Vocational Areas
Visitor + Staff ToiletsSickbay
Main OfficeReception Cafe
PE
Music
Core SchoolZone
Community
Community /SchoolInterface
Loreto High School
Loreto High School
Entrance Detailing – Brookburn Primary School
Before After
Facilities Management Issues• Best results achieved where schools have dedicated
personnel, e.g. Gorton Education Village – 80% increase in community use - the Estates Director more than pays for herself from income generated from e.g. weddings
• The school occupies a different place in its community