Jonathan Moore (Head of School

Infrastructure Unit)

School Estate Strategy – next steps

Our DriversRole of the Schools Infrastructure Unit (SIU)

• Develop the Schools Estate Strategy in partnership with COSLA; up to date information on the extent of school estates and its condition; monitoring delivery of A+DS Schools Programme.

• Deliver Governments commitment to half number of children taught in poor quality schools during the life of this Parliament.

• Work with Scottish Futures Trust to oversee delivery of Scotland’s School for the Future Programme – to agree methodology & criteria for inviting & assessing bids for Phase III.

• Manage the casework associated with the application of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.

• Provide support and the secretariat for the Commission on Rural Education.

Building Better Schools:Investing in Scotland’s Future

Aspiration for the school estate

• Our schools are “fit for purpose” in terms of condition, suitability & sufficiency

• Our schools are well designed, accessible, inclusive leaning environments which support delivery of high quality educational experiences through CfE

• Our schools are integral parts of the communities they serve

• Our schools accommodate & provide a range of services

• Our school estate is sustainable and is environmentally & energy efficient

• Our school estate is efficiently run & delivers VFM

• Our school estate is flexible & responsive

Building Better Schools:Investing in Scotland’s Future

Going forward

• SG will “re-engage” with LAs on their school estates & SEMPs – establish a rolling programme of meetings, starting this summer.

• Establish a national picture of investment in Scotland’s school estate

• Translating the benefits realised of Schools for the Future Programme onto a wider basis – we can all benefit from the lessons & experiences learned going forward; these should not be limited only to projects forming part of the “programme”.

• Question for discussion – “How do you think we can best take this forward?”