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Home | Learning | Building Schools for the Future

Building Schools for the Future

Last updated: 21 July 2010 13:23 UK

The government announced on 5 July 2010 that Portsmouth's Building Schools for the Future programme has been stopped, with the possible exception of the redevelopment of Charter Academy which will be reviewed.

Portsmouth City Council is currently waiting for further detail from the government.  

For further information on the government announcement, go to http://www.education.gov.uk/

City council’s commitment to transform education

The city council in partnership with local schools, is considering how best to achieve transformation of education across the city following the decision by central government to stop its BSF programme.

A ‘Strategy for Schools’ is now being developed to recommend affordable ways to transform education, in the absence of BSF funding. 

The council, together with city schools had identified up to a £40 million potential contribution towards BSF and this could be available to support the implementation of the strategy that will be developed over the next few months.     

Councillor Terry Hall, cabinet member for Education at the city council said: “In the absence of a BSF programme funded by central government and whilst the government is reviewing spending on schools buildings, we must work with schools to ensure the essence of our programme to transform education can still be achieved.

“It is clear the council cannot afford to replicate the £200m government sponsored BSF programme which included four new PFI schools. We can however carry out a strategic review to look at how we can best achieve effective school management, governance and provision and also tackle urgent building condition issues that many of our schools face.

“This strategy, which will fit with the government’s agenda for education, will also demonstrate how we can best support schools in raising standards. It can also be provided to the Secretary of State for Education as part of our case to secure additional government funding for our schools.

“BSF was about achieving educational transformation in Portsmouth and our schools had set out their vision for improving standards - this work and the “hearts and minds” willingness to move forward must not be lost. This strategy therefore will look at what realistically must be achieved now and how best this can be done.”

Information elsewhere in these pages reflects the position before the government announcement on BSF on 5 July 2010.

Contact us

• Email bsf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
• Call 023 9284 1117
• Write to
  Mike Fowler, BSF Office, Portsmouth City Council,
  Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2EA