New Secondary School Parents Meeting:FBC

19th March 2014

Key Objectives• Sufficient places in outstanding

schools.• Meeting parental preferences• Sustainability (walking / cycling to

school).• Support the Core Strategy with a SDL

focus.

Parent consultation “headlines” so far• 2 X meetings in 2014• 19/3/14 - next meeting – FBC

Parents discussed:• School characteristics / ethos• School site requirements• Cycle / walking routes

School Characteristics feedback so far• 1,200 places – like Wokingham Town

schools• Sixth form• Good academic / vocational offer• Good on site sports facilities• 3 building phases

Getting to school feedback so far• Support for better cycle routes and

footpaths• Interest in buses• Comments about specific locations / roads

IssuesTimes raised

GOOD CYCLE ROUTES, PAVEMENTS, 14

PAVEMENTS, SAFE PEDESTRIAN JUNCTIONS 8

BUS 6

CYCLE TRAINING - SUFFICIENT CAPACITY 5

CYCLE STORAGE (SECURE) 5

STORAGE - LOCKERS, EQUIPMENT 3

MOSTLY CAR TRAVEL, NEED TO HAVE CAPACITY FOR PARKING 2

What do we do with feedback?

• Directly feeds into WBC school specification work

• Commitment from current free school proposer group to take on board all parent feedback

• Helps other WBC teams & developers understand community aspirations