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pantone 349 Conference programme on the experience of two award winning local authorities and their schools and partners. Speakers will include: BSEC 2010 includes a two-day Chair: Nina Woodcock, head of capital programmes, Becta paid for conference Steve Moss, strategic director for ICT, Partnerships for Schools Penny Patterson, senior inspector ICT futures, London Borough of Havering Marcus Orlovsky, founder member and director, The BSEC conference runs over two days Richard Ayre, vice principal, Brittons School and Bryanston Square and attracts almost 1,000 delegates. The Technology College, Havering Thoughts of a former headteacher latest programme is detailed below: James Grant, Sheffield BSF manager, Civica Glynis Gower, former headteacher of Penistone Grammar School & educationalist with BAM PPP 3. Sustainability 12.40 – 13.40 Lunch and exhibition viewing By next February the DCSF Zero Carbon [Schools] Task Force will make significant 13.40 Panel: Schools capital programmes for Day one announcements impacting contractors. Attend the future this session to discover the requirements, and Wednesday 24 February Gain insight on what future government means to achieve them through the award policy could mean for the nature of future winning Acharacle primary school. investment in the schools estate, including the 09.00 Exhibition opens: coffee and registration nature of a new academies programme and Speakers will include: how the fundamental need for investment Chair: Robin Nicholson, chairman of the DCSF 09.45 The morning plenary session can be reconciled with the imperative of cost Zero Carbon [Schools] Task Force (Platinum room 1+2+3+4) improvement. John Easton, principal, sustainability, Archial Vic Ebdon, BSF programme director, Devon Setting the scene for BSEC 2010 David Bill, head of public sector, Mace Group County Council Professor Stephen Heppell, heppell.net Tim Byles, chief executive, Partnerships for George Martin, head of sustainability, Willmott Stephen’s enormous contribution to learning Schools Dixon and ICT includes helping to shape government Anna Fazackerley, head of education & arts & Martin Mayfield,director, Arup policy through his involvement in the Stevenson culture units, Policy Exchange Sarah McCarrick, technical consultant, BRE Report. Benefit from his further experience Sir Bruce Liddington, former schools Global as sponsor of Portland Academy, the first commissioner for England and director general, academic to be selected for such a role. EACT 4. Academies Barry Sheerman MP, chairman of the children, Discover what key influencers feel is challenging Fostering tomorrow’s creatives schools and families select committee in the current programme, and what they Lord Puttnam, film producer and education Justin Slater, former policy & programme advise in terms of maximising the effectiveness philanthropist director with Partnerships for Schools of the relationship between sponsor, local David Puttnam’s many award winning films authority and contractor to deliver and include The Mission, the Killing Fields, Local Hero, 14.20 Break and exhibition viewing manage outstanding academies. Chariots of Fire, Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, and the Memphis Belle. David now focuses on Speakers will include: his work in education and the environment, and 15.30 Delegates choice Chair: Geoffrey Davies, consultant, lewissilkin, will outline how future learning has the potential Five sessions allowing more detailed interaction and board member, ULT to shape a generation of world-beating British and discussion on specific topics: Charles Parker, academies advisor, Partnerships creative talent. for Schools Philip Gillard, principal and education practice Partnerships for Schools 1. Design area leader, Gensler Tim Byles, chief executive, Partnerships for This CABE workshop focuses on primary school Bill Watkin, operational director, SSAT Schools refurbishment. The first 100 BSEC delegates Find out the key points new schools and local choosing to participate will be split into groups 5. Learning from Denmark authorities entering need to know, how capital of 10, each facilitated by a CABE enabler to Institutions like Hellerup school and Ørestad programmes will be delivered in the current look at two schools. The first is Firs Hill, addressing college are setting new standards in economic climate, and how PfS’ assumption the challenge of refurbishing with a small architectural design that corresponds to new of all programmes is enabling a ‘single school budget over a long period of time. The second visions of content, subject matter, organization, capital conversation’ between the public and is Burnham Copse campus, where delegates and learning systems. This session features private sectors. will be invited to identify constraints and leading actors in the reform of Denmark’s opportunities from plans and photos, before schools system. Ensuring design quality in the teeth of the the project architect from Hampshire presents recession what was actually done. Speakers will include: Paul Finch, chair, CABE Morten Schmidt, founding partner, schmidt Design quality in BSF is arguably a bellwether for CABE’s enablers will include: hammer lassen architects standards in all public buildings. Hear CABE’s Peter Maxwell, head of enabling public Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder and principal incoming chair set out his top priorities for buildings, CABE architect, 3XN, Denmark his term of office, and how CABE will ensure Julian Weyer, partner, CF Møller architects, standards will not drop. 2. ICT in the BSF programme Denmark Audience questions and answers Schools and local authorities need to have a Jensby Lange, chief consultants, Grontmij long term vision and strategy for the role of I Carl Bro Future Schools, Denmark 11.05 – 11.45 Coffee and exhibition viewing technology in education and this needs to be considered before focusing on the design of 17.00 Exhibition viewing time Ty Goddard, chief executive, BCSE buildings. This session includes input from Becta 17.30 Happy hour networking drinks J’accuse, what’s wrong with what we’re doing and Partnerships for Schools and also focuses 18.30 Close of day one

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programmes, and their effectiveness to date. contractors involved. Day two Panellists will include: Speakers will include: Thursday 25 February Judith Bennett, chair, National Governors’ Philip Watson, head of education, Association George McQueen, BSF director, Darlington Bob Johnson, national official - salaries, pensions Borough Council and conditions of service, NASUWT David Ackroyd, headteacher, Northwood 09.00 Exhibition opens: coffee and registration John Troake, National Association of Head Primary School Teachers Julia McCabe, capital projects manager 10.00 The morning plenary session Malcolm Trobe, policy director, Association of (school place planning and assets), Darlington School and College Leaders Borough Council The school as the keystone of the community Steve Dunham, client representative, London Tony McGuirk, chairman, BDP 13.40 Lunch and exhibition viewing Borough of Ealing Presenting the opportunity for architects and Von Smith, headteacher, John Perryn School urban designers to transform society through Ana Matic, project architect, Penoyre & Prasad adventurous design, by working collaboratively 15.00 Delegates choice Steve Harnett, construction manager, Willmott with the community. Featuring key features of Five sessions allowing more detailed interaction Dixon BDP’s vertical schools, including the Hampden and discussion on specific topics: Gurney school, the Bridge Academy, and the 9. Interiors and remodelling, getting more University of Sunderland. for less 6. ICT Discover how designers and contractors are The view from the contractor See real-time demonstrations of learning achieving vital cost reductions by transforming Mike Peasland, group managing director, scenarios using next generation ICT & ILT existing buildings through use of furniture, fixtures devices and applications which reflect and equipment, whilst managing to avoid a Learn the current thinking from one of the major students’ increasing use of integrated social ‘two tier’ building classification. contractors on the likelihood of projects to media. What does this mean for the future of reach financial close in today’s economy, how school? Speakers will include: ‘healthy’ the LEP model is, whether we will see a Chair: Marcus Orlovsky, founder member and substantial shift from PFI to direct procurement, Speakers will include: director, Bryanston Square and what this means for the contractor’s ability Tim Rudd, senior researcher, futurelab Anthony Langan, director, Aedas to form strong, lasting relationships with LEAs, Tony Parkin, head of ICT development, SSAT teachers, pupils and the community. Chris Poole, director, lookred solutions How North Somerset is preparing teachers for BSF through advanced thought on pedagogy Panel: School capital programmes as catalysts 7. Co-located services, SENs, and external and a networked approach to continual for sustainable regeneration spaces professional development Discover how different sources of funding are Find out how to deliver co-located children’s Andrea Sully, learning, research and being accessed to combine educational, and families’ health and educational services development adviser, North Somerset children residential and commercial development on single sites, drawing on important lessons and young people’s services to kickstart community regeneration, and learned from delivering special educational prospective mechanisms to smooth the process. needs. There will be a further focus on the 16.30 Exhibition viewing time Panellists will include: design and use of external spaces for learning. 17.00 Close of BSEC 2010 Steve Cooper, development director for schools, Skanska Infrastructure Development Speakers will include: Please note: conference programme schedule and Rob Holt, education director, Catherine Andrews, chief executive, Learning content subject to change David Lunts, regional director, Homes and through Landscapes Communities Agency Caroline Buckingham, director and head of education, HLM Architects 11.35 – 12.20 Coffee and exhibition viewing Martin Evans, partner at Watkins Gray International BCSE Great Schools Inquiry & Commission Noel Farrer, Farrer Huxley Associates Baroness Morris of Yardley, commission chair Rhian Lloyd-Lee, educationalist, Cambridge and former Secretary of State for Education Education Associates Book now Susan Witterick. principal acoustic consultant, A partnership to deliver more than just buildings Symonds to make sure Stephen Beechey, education sector leader, you secure Laing O’Rourke 8. The primary capital programme Learn the important lessons from the pathfinder your place at Panel: The educators respond schools, including the Northwood primary Hear what members of the NAHT, NASUWT, school and the recently opened John Perryn BSEC 2010 ASCL and NGA are telling their representative primary school. This session will feature the bodies about BSF and other school capital headteachers, local authorities and

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This year head teachers and their deputies visiting the free 16.00 – 16.45 Pupil engagement as a teaching tool within BSF BSEC exhibition will be able to learn from their peers. Other Trialled last November at the Henry Compton school in Fulham, head teachers at various stages in the BSF process will share the ‘Classroom of the Future’ is a role-playing design and their experiences, advise on planning input to the BSF process construction exercise for secondary school pupils designed to at appropriate points to achieve maximum impact, share the develop entrepreneurial and team skills. Discover the outcomes skills required to inform and strategically lead transformation of of the trial, the results in terms of education in architecture and learning throughout BSF. Over the two days the presentations construction, and the potential to run-on to live projects and BSF. will give insight on minimising disruption and ensuring schools are Dinesh Ramjee, headteacher, Henry Compton School rebuilt or remodelled on time and to the highest standards. Roy Howard and James Mills, Young Enterprise Nick Thompson, partner, Cole Thompson Anders

Day one – Wednesday 24 February Day two – Thursday 25 February

10.30 – 11.15 Learning from One School Pathfinders 10.30 – 11.15 ‘Fit for the Future’ designing for PE and sport Going through the programme Chessington Community This informative session will be relevant to all those interested in College’s old building was demolished and replaced with a developing innovative design solutions for PE & Sport, including temporary village at the rear of the site. Throughout the work, Schools, Local Authorities, Architects and Contractors. ‘Fit for it was important that the college remained fully operational so the Future’ is a new resource commissioned by Partnerships that the students encountered as little disruption as possible. This for Schools with support from their PE & Sport Design Steering presentation highlights the actions needed to maintain total Group. It aims to challenge current thinking, provoke discussion continuity of education provision and ensure that the quality of and provide advice. The resource includes concept designs teaching and learning remains high throughout the entire OSP for 4 imaginary learning centres developed by David Morley project. Architects. David Kemp, former principal, Chessington Community College Rebecca Bracey, PE and sport adviser, Partnerships for Schools Representative, David Morley Architects Examining the practical realities of transferring visionary concepts into outcomes for children. In addition to the teachers and 14.30 – 15.15 Pupil engagement as a teaching tool within BSF changed learning environments, this presentation will outline Trialled last November at the Henry Compton school in Fulham, the attention and actions required for the support staff roles and the ‘Classroom of the Future’ is a role-playing design and services that facilitate the teaching and learning. construction exercise for secondary school pupils designed to John Duprey, headteacher, Belfriars High School develop entrepreneurial and team skills. Discover the outcomes Melanie McGauley, curriculum director, Belfriars High School of the trial, the results in terms of education in architecture and Steve Smith, support services director, Belfriars High School construction, and the potential to run-on to live projects and BSF. Dinesh Ramjee, headteacher, Henry Compton School 14.30 – 15.15 Nurture Future – schools grown from transformational Roy Howard and James Mills, Young Enterprise thinking Nick Thompson, partner, Cole Thompson Anders Transforming education requires transformational thinking. That’s why Building Products and Cartwright Pickard 16.00 – 16.45 What’s needed from the head Architects have come together with a clear vision to re-think the Discover the necessary hands-on engagement required by way we design and build our education facilities. By appointing the head to see through a new school building from vision to consultants, WSP, we’re combining best practice in design completion, how this can be accommodated within an existing innovation, engineering, sustainable performance and modern workflow, and how to get it right by working intensively with methods of construction, to shape the way schools are built and colleagues to get the learning vision clear and translated into the inspire our children to succeed. appropriate designs. Bernard Clarke, consultant head, Kent secondary transformation With a holistic view of sustainable design, the structural, team environmental and architectural elements of Nurture Future all contribute to a low energy school solution. The role of education transformation • Combined ground and structural thermal mass concepts Portsmouth’s BSF transformation manager Mike Smith is also • High levels of environmental performance and a healthy and headteacher of the City of Portsmouth of Boys’ School. Mike comfortable internal environment will talk about his experience of gaining consensus across • Significant carbon reduction potential Portsmouth’s schools on what education transformation means, • Whole life costs and value feeding this into the outline business case and strategy for • Maximised offsite manufacture for fast track build schedule change, and thereby ensuring the shared vision is reflected in the • Design that provides stimulating environments and promotes ways that new schools are designed and built. innovations in learning Mike Smith, headteacher, City of James Pickard, Director, Cartwright Pickard Architects Portsmouth Boys’ School Register Colin Richardson, Sales Director, now for the Lee Hargreaves, Associate Director, WSP FREE 3 exhibition! 4 Register Meet the project leaders now for the FREE Local authorities at BSEC exhibition!

This year two Local Authority villages will house design brief over a programme involving many of those councils that are ready to kickstart several dozen schools lasting many years large BSF programmes. In concert with headteachers, local authorities shape the destiny of building schools 16.00 – 16.45 programmes on the client side, making executive Foundations for the future – use of materials in new decisions about BSF bids. Local Authorities will be schools. Representative, the Centre showcasing their education visions and revealing the headline details of their schools schemes. This is a rare chance to meet Local Authorities before they tender. Day two – Thursday 25 February New to BSEC is the biggest schools client outside of Local Authorities – the Church of England. 10.30 – 11.15 Meet Local Authority teams at their stands and liaise Transforming education – changing young people’s with them in our new Local Authority lounge. This is the lives best way of finding out the key details about the latest Ray Baker, BSF Director, Lancashire County Council BSF and PCP schemes coming to market. • An account of the realities of the largest early-wave BSF scheme, transforming schools in former mill- Sponsored by towns bringing 21st century learning to an area in need of regeneration • Education for all . . . What does educational transformation really mean at classroom level? Day one – Wednesday 24 February 14.30 – 15.15 Donald Farquharson, BSF Project Manager, Royal 10.30 – 11.15 Borough of Kingston Building Schools for the Future – an inside look • Pathfinder to the main event – how the One School A revealing look at the nuts and bolts of a BSF Pathfinder scheme feeds into major BSF schemes scheme in full flow, showing how it incorporates all • Capital thinking – touching on the special kinds of school building projects. challenges of building in the city Led by Tina Robinson, BSF programme director at • Design priorities – how local authorities are setting t Redcar and Cleveland Council. their own agenda – with Kingston it’s health at the • How BSF now incorporates primary, secondary and top of the list sixth form colleges as top to bottom radical change is executed across a schools estate 16.00 – 16.45 • Communicating with the teachers, pupils and Foundations for the future – use of materials in new parents as schools are closed, refurbished or moved schools. Representative, Tarmac to new locations

14.30 – 15.15 A comprehensive rundown on one of the biggest BSF schemes in the country – the latest word on Kent’s £1Bn schools scheme Grahame Ward, director of Capital Programme and Infrastructure at Kent County Council • All the facts and figures surrounding Kent’s giant schools scheme, including an exposition of how the client works with stakeholders from schools and manages a massive design and build team • How to stick to an education vision and overriding

5 Why visit? BSEC 2010 is the key event for all those at the forefront of UK school building initiatives

at BSEC 2010 and take advantage of the following features: Come along to the FREE EXHIBITION

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at BSEC 2010 Who should attend?

Senior staff from the following disciplines will benefit from attending:

• Local Authorities • Head teachers • Engineers • Consultants • Main contractors/LEPS • Supply chain • Project managers • Government departments • Architects • ICT professionals • Quantity surveyors • School governors

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6 Register The BSEC exhibition now for the FREE A unique forum for all those at the exhibition! forefront of school building initiatives

More than 300 companies from across the spectrum of the supply chain are joined by public sector organisations including the Department for Children, Schools & Families, Partnerships for Schools, Becta, CABE, BCSE and the National College. In addition there are two Local Authority Villages featuring authorities showcasing their education visions for the future. Conference delegates have full access to the BSEC exhibition.

3DReid Solutions ICI Paints Akzonobel Playforce Stepnell Abacus Lighting Cupboard Love for Schools Improvement And Efficiency Playline Design Steven A Hunt & Associates Access Flooring Services Cybex South East Plincke Landscape Structherm ADP Cyclepods Integrated Design Consultants PN Daly Style Partitions Aggregates Industries d line uk International Construction Pollard Thomas Edwards Summit Structures Agripower Sportsturf Daden Bureau architects Sundeala Alco Beldan Dalo Jaga Heating Products Polyflor Surfacing Standards Aliaxis UK Daltons JM Architects Polypipe TDI Surrey County Council Altro Darfen Durafencing John Brash & Co. Polypipe Terrain Sutcliffe Play Alu Timber David Morley Architects John Lyall Architects Powerhouse Fitness Swift Horsman Anders + Kern UK DCSF Junckers Powerleague Syspal Anshen+Allen Deanestor Keep it Kool Shade Sails PPG Architectural Coatings / Apollo Education Decra Roof Systems Kent BSF & Academies Johnstone’s Paints TeachShare Aralco Natural Ventalation Design Catering Equipment Programme Pressalit Care Technix Rubber & Plastics Systems Design Your School Kestrel Contractors Promethean Technology Supplies Architects4Education Devon County Council Keystage Design PSLG Building magazine Techsoft UK ARJO Med AB Direct Line Structures Kind and Company (Builders) PV Systems Tek Arnold Laver Timber World Dividers Kingspan Environmental Race Cottam Associates The Consortium Ash & Lacy Building Systems Doe KLH UK Rada - Kohler Mira The Flexible Classroom Association of School & College DRS Data & Research Services KlimaVent Environment BV Radway Door & Windows The Sports Construction Leaders Duomo UK Knauf Drywall Ramboll Consultancy B & K Structures Duration Windows Knauf Insulation Ramesys Theatretech B4E Easifall International Knauf Marmorit Randstad Education Thomas Sinden Balfour Beatty Construction East Sussex County Council Komfort Workspace Redcar & Cleveland Borough Thorlux Lighting Balfour Beatty Education EC Harris LLP LABM Council Thorn Lighting Balfour Beatty WorkPlace education design & build Laing O’Rourke Regional Building Control Thornton Sports BAM magazine Lakehouse REHAU TMC Audio Video Lighting BECTA ege carpets Lancashire County Council Remploy Furniture Total Turf Solutions Black Cat Music Elliott Fastrack Construction Land Use Consultants Renson Fabrications Trelleborg Bladehold EllisWilliams Architects Langley Design Reynaers Trend Control Systems Blakedown Sport and Play ENER-G Holdings Lapsafe Products RM Tribal Group Blue Forest Environmental Dimension Lead Paint Safety Association Roberts Limbrick Architects TRILUX LIGHTING Blyweert Beaufort Aluminium Partnership Leadbitter Group Rockfon UK Turner & Townsend Boddingtons ESCA UK Leaderflush Shapland Rockpanel B.V Twinfix Boen Sport ESPO LeighTec Solutions Rockwool Twyford Bathrooms Bond Bryan Architects E-Stack LiDR Contracts Roger Bullivant Txttools(UK) Bouygues UK Eurban Lighting Logic Ropox UK Unistage Bowater Building Products Eurobond Doors Lightspeed Technologies Royal Danish Embassy Universal Services Bowmer & Kirkland Eurobond Laminates LJ Pratley & Partners RPG Europe USG (UK) Boxford Euroclad London Borough of Enfield RPS Waltham Forest Local Brent Council Fabric Architecture London Borough of Hillingdon S + B Education Brett Martin Daylight Systems Fabrik London Borough of Lewisham Safe Shade Partnership Breyer Group Faithful+Gould London Borough of Sutton Sahara Presentation Systems Ward Hendry Photography British Council for School Fermacell LoopMaster (Europe) Saint-Gobain Ecophon Wehmeyer & Grossmann Environments FG Library Products Loxit Sapa Building Systems White Horse Contractors British Gypsum Finnforest UK Mace Group Sarah Wigglesworth Architects Whitecroft Lighting British Thornton Flamefast UK Mackenzie Wheeler SAV Systems Wicksteed Playscapes Broadway Malyan Formica Group Mansell Construction Services Scape Systems Build Construction Broxap Freespan Structures Marishal Thompson Group Schneider Electric Wintech Engineering Buchan Concrete Solutions Construction Marley Eternit School Food Trust Wolseley UK Buckinghamshire County Gardiner & Theobald Maurice Huckers Scott Wilson Wood Energy Council GDL Air Systems Metalliform SE Controls X-Vent CABE Geofire Middlesborough City Learning Seatable UK XPELAIR Cabinco Goals Soccer Centres Centre Selectaglaze XYZ Surveys Caliba Golder Associates MJ ABBOTT Senator Zehnder Capita Symonds Gopak Monodraught Service Works Group Carillion Graham Construction Monster Play Systems Shepheard Epstein Hunter List of companies correct at time Carleton Furniture Group Grant Westfield Morgan Ashurst Sico Europe of going to print - 28 January 2010 Charles Lawrence Surfaces Gratnells Multiwal UK Siemens Building Technologies Clarity in sound, light & vision Greenfields (Sports Surfaces) UK Muraspec Sika Sarnafil Cleveland Land Services Greenhill Jenner Architects National College Single Ply Roofing Association Clovis Canopies Guldmann UK Nationwide Retail Systems SIS Functional Furniture Colebrook Bosson Saunders Halcrow Yolles Navigant Consulting Skanska Comar Architectural Aluminium Hallgate Specialist Services Nederman Smith Construction Book now Systems Harewood Products NHBC Building Control Services (Heckington) Concord Lighting Harlequin Floors Norfolk County Council Smith Sports + Civils to make sure Concrete Centre Harrod UK Nortek VS Furniture _Space you secure Constructionline Heatrae Sadia Heating Nurture Future Special Agent Consultants in Education Heckmondwike FB / Playrite Partnerships for Schools Stage Electrics your place at Continental Sports Hewden Passivent Stanley Bragg Parntership Cubicle Systems HLM Architects Pendle Signs & Plastics Steljes BSEC 2010 Cundall HNW Architects Place Design and Planning Steltube Cunninghams Cashless Huet - 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7 School design is key to pupil success, say headteachers

An exclusive survey commissioned by the Building Schools Exhibition and Conference (BSEC) Did you expect your project to completed by 87 headteachers of secondary be completed to your original schools found that 78% agreed strongly that timescale? attainment was linked to the school estate,

& 93% felt improving school buildings in poor Yes condition had a positive effect on pupil’s learning Within 2 months late opportunities. Within 6 months late Within 1 year late The survey provides a stark warning to government Over a year late officials who may contemplate reviewing the Don’t know school building programme and emphasised how Already complete any cuts to funding would seriously impact on the country’s stated educational objectives.

With many commentators predicting extensive public sector cuts following a new government Are you pleased with the design taking control after May’s general election of your new school? both the education and construction sectors are showing renewed interest in the networking opportunities presented by the BSEC 2010.

The survey, which also found that: Very pleased Quite pleased Not very pleased 56% of headteachers Not pleased at all believed that a political Don’t know party’s support for school building would be a vote winner in a general election How successful do you think the capital building pro- & 82% stated that they were grammes have been so far? worried about cuts to school building projects

Very successful certainly provides food for thought for anyone Quite successful involved in the £55bn Building Schools for Future Not very successful programmes, as well as new government ministers Unsuccessful who may find themselves controlling Don’t know the country’s public sector purse strings.

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