paul maccabee, manchester city council

Schools as Service Hubs for their Communities

Paul MaccabeeBSF and Academies Programme Director

Manchester City Council14th September 2010

Presented at the Remodelling Education Spaces Conference,University of Manchester, 13th - 14th September 2010

MCC Schools Building Programme

• BSF / Academies - 33 Schools• £500m programme, Design and Build (nil PFI)• Whole Estate: 55% GIFA New Build,

45% Retained / Re-Modelled• Primary Capital Programme

– "Pathfinder Authority"– £27 million, 2008-2011

• Key driver to Manchester’s Regeneration Strategy

MCC Approach to Community Use

• All schools are service hubs for their local communities• Commitment established at planning stage (almost as a

condition of the capital investment) via …• Community Hub Statements – agreements between

the schools and the local authority establishing priorities and opportunities for community use

• Not limited by PFI agreements• Limited by ongoing school commitment – but reinforced

by inspection / improvement frameworks, e.g. OFSTED, SIPs

Community Hub Statements

• Local needs / opportunities established• Steering group consisting of:

– School– Extended Schools Team, and the– Local Regeneration Team (whose job it is to map

service provision at neighbourhood level)

GIS – Community Services

Co-Location of Public Services:East Manchester Academy & District Library

Primary schools co-located with SureStart Children’s Centres

Key Design Issues• Access / Entrances / Zoning

• Space Planning: Core school space / community space

Specialist

Areas:

Science

D + T

Art

PE

Music

Inclusion

YEAR 11 YEAR 10

YEAR 8 YEAR 9

L L A10

L L A9

L L A8

L L A7

L L A4

L L A5

L L A6

L L A3

YEAR 7

Large LearningArea 1

Large LearningArea 2

YEAR 7

Unobtrusive Security Line

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS DIAGRAM

ENTRANCEWarm, Welcoming, Light + Airy, Display, Information

Students Staff Visitors Visiting Students

Agency RoomsInterview Rooms

Community LearningSixth Form +

Vocational Areas

Visitor + Staff ToiletsSickbay

Main OfficeReception Cafe

PE

Music

Core SchoolZone

Community

Community /SchoolInterface

Specialist

Areas:

Science

D + T

Art

PE

Music

Inclusion

YEAR 11 YEAR 10

YEAR 8 YEAR 9

L L A10

L L A9

L L A8

L L A7

L L A4

L L A5

L L A6

L L A3

YEAR 7

Large LearningArea 1

Large LearningArea 2

YEAR 7

Unobtrusive Security Line

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS DIAGRAM

ENTRANCEWarm, Welcoming, Light + Airy, Display, Information

Students Staff Visitors Visiting Students

Multi-Agency RoomsInterview Rooms

Community LearningSixth Form +

Vocational Areas

Visitor + Staff ToiletsSickbay

Main OfficeReception Cafe

PE

Music

Core SchoolZone

Community

Community /SchoolInterface

Loreto High School

Loreto High School

Entrance Detailing – Brookburn Primary School

Before After

Facilities Management Issues• Best results achieved where schools have dedicated

personnel, e.g. Gorton Education Village – 80% increase in community use - the Estates Director more than pays for herself from income generated from e.g. weddings

• The school occupies a different place in its community