Memorandum submitted by Partnerships for
Schools (PfS)
PROGRESS AND
PROCESS UPDATE:
JULY 2008
Since the Select Committee last took evidence
from Tim Byles, Chief Executive of Partnerships for Schools, there
has been considerable acceleration across all aspects of delivery
for the Building Schools for the Future programme. This note highlights
progress since Tim Byles took up post at the start of November
2006.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE PROGRAMME
| July 2008 | November 2006
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| 80 | 39 |
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BSF PROJECTS ACHIEVING FINANCIAL CLOSE (FORMING PARTNERSHIP
WITH PRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDER)
| July 2008 | November 2006
|
| 21 | 2 |
| |
BSF SCHOOLS OPEN
| July 2008 | November 2006
|
| 13 | 4 |
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CHANGES TO
THE BSF PROCESS
— Implementation of new pre-procurement process
designed to ensure that local authorities' plans are focused on
educational transformation and that they are ready to hit the
ground running on entry to BSF is resulting in a six month reduction
to this phase of the process.
— The BSF Procurement Review, approved by Ministers
in May for implementation this autumn, is projected to deliver
up to £250 million of savings across the national programme
and a further reduction of two months to the delivery timetable.
— A third review of the process, commissioned by
PfS, is currently examining Local Education Partnerships in operation,
focusing on the extent to which they offer a fully integrated
service and how they add value in the longer term.
— Last month, on the basis of demonstrating their
readiness to deliver, eight local authorities (Enfield, Hounslow,
North Tyneside, Rotherham, Southampton, Staffordshire, Walsall
and Worcestershire) were selected to be fast-tracked for early
entry to the programme.
— DCSF consultation on the management of Waves 7
to 15 of BSF, which ended this month, has been considering a move
away from a wave-based approach to bringing in more authorities
sooner than was previously possible, targeting areas of deprivation
first.
July 2008
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