2009
22 December 2009
New case studies have been added to the growing bank of lessons learned and top tips from BSF projects across the country.
30 November 2009
Twelve projects across England - from Darlington in the north to Plymouth in the south - have today been given the go ahead to rebuild or refurbish secondary schools in their area as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
26 November 2009
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, today announced a £12m investment in new energy display meters providing schools with real-time digital information about their electricity use from January next year.
24 November 2009
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has today unveiled four main areas of inquiry which will be explored as part of a new Procurement Review designed to reduce both timescales and costs in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
13 November 2009
A school in one of the most deprived areas of Leicester which has seen students flourish since moving into their new school building earlier this year has been awarded the Grand Prix in the Excellence in BSF Awards 2009.
09 November 2009
Four new case studies from October have been added to the growing bank of lessons learned and top tips from BSF projects across the country..
20 October 2009
Partnerships for Schools has announced the 15 companies – including five medium-sized firms – which have secured a place on the £4 billion framework to procure the design and build of Academies and other educational facilities in local authorities. £500m worth of contracts are expected to start procurement using the new Contractors’ Framework in the first five months of operation from December 2009.
16 October 2009
Partnerships for Schools, the organisation responsible for the management and delivery of all school capital programmes including Building Schools for the Future, has welcomed the package of measures announced by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families to ensure that schools have good acoustics and that the needs of those with special hearing requirements are met.
13 October 2009
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects from local authorities across England have been shortlisted for this year’s Excellence in BSF Awards celebrating achievement across all areas of the national programme which will help improve the life chances of 3.3m young people a year.
07 October 2009
New case studies for September feature design issues in BSF and how to get pupils more actively involved in preparing for their new learning environment...
01 October 2009
Partnerships for Schools has today assumed responsibility for the management and delivery of all schools capital programmes – a total of £21.6 billion over the entire Comprehensive Spending Review period up to 2011.
10 September 2009
Partnerships for Schools will today take the first step towards a new way of working with local authorities, the private sector and schools in advance of the organisation taking responsibility for the delivery of all schools capital investment programmes from 1 October.
07 September 2009
As pupils across the country go back to school, over 100,000 young people will be returning to learning environments which have benefitted from investment as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
26 August 2009
The headteacher of Beaumont Leys School in Leicester, Liz Logie, will be beamed into the Partnerships for Schools (PfS) Annual Conference in London for two live broadcasts on 10 September to give delegates the chance to see educational transformation in action...
15 July 2009
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, today announced that six local authorities have been given the go ahead to join the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
09 July 2009
Partnerships for Schools is pleased to announce the second annual Excellence in BSF Awards...
08 July 2009
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has reached financial close on the first of three phases of its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
03 July 2009
June's case studies are published...
01 July 2009
The Government has today published its White Paper on 21st century schools which seeks to place schools at the heart of communities and underlines their importance to the development of future generations.
23 June 2009
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has confirmed the advisers for the Legal Advisory Services Framework which will provide professional support for local authorities as they deliver their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects...
19 June 2009
A suite of 'how to' guidance giving advice and support on the creation and management of successful Local Education Partnerships (LEPs) has been published by Partnerships for Schools (PfS).
18 June 2009
PfS responds to the publication of the CBI's second report into the Building Schools for the Future programme...
16 June 2009
The DCSF has issued a press release following Schools Minister Vernon Coaker's announcement that PfS will be taking over the management and delivery of all school building and refurbishment programmes from 1 October 2009...
12 June 2009
A statement from Partnerships for Schools welcoming the DCSF announcement of the successful projects on the Co-location Fund...
12 June 2009
The DCSF has published a press release on the Co-location Fund...
11 June 2009
Tim Byles, Chief Executive of PfS, responds to the publication of the PAC report...
01 June 2009
May's new case studies focus on design-related issues associated with the planning and delivery of BSF schools...
21 May 2009
Partnerships for Schools has announced the 22 companies shortlisted for the £4 billion framework to procure the design and build of Academies and other educational facilities in local authorities which are not yet engaged with the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
20 May 2009
Partnerships for Schools has been named as the ‘Best Government/Government Agency Team’ in the Public Private Finance Awards 2009 announced in London last night...
19 May 2009
A new independent education charity set up by Partnerships for Schools which will give young people access to opportunities and experiences aimed at transforming their futures and helping them fulfil their potential is launched at the London Eye...
13 May 2009
A new Minimum Design Standard to encourage excellence in the design of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schools – a first for any public sector building programme – has been launched by the Minister for Schools and Learners.
29 April 2009
Five more case studies exploring different aspects of the planning and delivery of school rebuilding and refurbishment projects focusing on sustainability, ICT, education vision and school teams have been added to the recently launched suite of Building Schools for the Future case studies...
21 April 2009
Four more Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schools have opened their doors this month in Durham, Lambeth, Leicester and Lewisham, bringing the total number of BSF schools now open nationwide to 58...
17 April 2009
For the second year running the end of the financial year has seen Partnerships for Schools (PfS) meet – and in many cases exceed – its business planning targets for 2008/09 as delivery of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme to rebuild and renew England’s secondary school estate gathers further momentum...
14 April 2009
Partnerships for Schools has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Government Team, Public Agency or Local Authority Team’ category in the Public Private Finance Awards 2009...
17 March 2009
Building on its commitment to share good practice and lessons learned from the early waves of the Building Schools for the Future programme, Partnerships for Schools has launched a new Case Studies section on its website...
06 March 2009
A £4 billion framework to procure the design and build of Academies and other educational facilities in local authorities which are not yet engaged with the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is now out to tender...
02 March 2009
The DCSF has today (2 March) published an indicative prioritisation of the revised national programme for Building Schools for the Future (BSF)...
26 February 2009
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has confirmed the advisers for a new framework which will provide advice and support for local authority education and children’s services teams as they prepare to deliver their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme...
13 February 2009
The latest edition of Insite, the PfS quarterly, is now published...
13 February 2009
A new website which showcases examples of innovative school design from around the world has been launched to inspire students, teachers and architects involved in the Building Schools for the Future and other school renewal programmes...
12 February 2009
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published its report into the Building Schools for the Future programme. Tim Byles, Chief Executive of Partnerships for Schools, said: “We very much welcome the NAO’s report into BSF and in particular their endorsement that this unprecedented programme is now being well managed and that we are keeping costs under control. The report also explicitly recognises that BSF delivers new schools quicker than previous school building programmes and to a higher specification…
12 February 2009
A statement by the Minister for Schools and Learners, the Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, on the publication of the National Audit Office (NAO) Report...
20 January 2009
The second annual report on the evaluation of BSF by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) published today concludes that the programme has “gathered momentum” in the last year and there has been “significant progress” to improve the efficiency...
20 January 2009
Students and staff from Sedgehill School in Lewisham today showed the Minister of State for Schools and Learners, the Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, around their state-of-the-art new school, marking the 50th school to open through the Building Schools for the Future programme...
12 January 2009
Partnerships for Schools, the agency responsible for delivery of the nationwide Building Schools for the Future programme, has confirmed the advisers for a new framework combining the services previously covered by the Technical Adviser Framework and the Programme and Project Management Framework...
08 January 2009
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, officially opened the latest Building Schools for the Future school – and the first new school in Knowsley – today...
