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CABE Publications

CABE provides advice and support for local authorities commissioning BSF projects.

Creating Excellent Secondary Schools: A Guide for Clients

CABE's design guide is aimed at everyone involved in BSF, and includes 10 points for a well-designed school. Published in 2007.

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Picturing School Design: a visual guide to secondary school buildings and their surroundings using the Design Quality Indicator for schools

This CD presentation and booklet form an illustrated guide to creating better schools buildings using the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) for schools. Published in 2004.

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Other useful CABE publications

CABE Schools Design Quality Programme (2007)

Client Design Advisors (2005)

The Role of a Design Champion (2007)

Being Involved in School Design (2004)