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kINGSWOOD
SCHOOL, Canterbury; entry into RIBA sustainable
schools competition Every project should be seen as
part of long term plans for the school.
NIGHTINGDALE NURSERY, Hackney, London; Consultation
may involve getting clients and users (in this case
children) to do their own designs.
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3.1
SETTING THE CONTEXT
Two
key initiatives, Asset Management Planning and Rethinking
Construction, are having a significant effect on the
management of the school building stock and on the way
individual building projects are carried out. These
developments are outlined below.
Asset
Management Planning
All LEAs, in consultation with their schools, are developing
asset management plans (AMPs). These plans provide a
rigorous management framework within which the investment
needs of schools across an area can be prioritised on
an open, transparent and consultative basis and set
out the necessary programmes of work needed to tackle
the priorities identified.
Sound asset management planning should enable the increasingly
large amounts of money becoming available for school
buildings to be directed most effectively to where they
can have the greatest impact on raising standards. In
support of good asset management
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planning, the DfES would expect LEAs and schools to adopt,
as appropriate, the processes and practices described in this
section (for further information and assistance on AMPs see
the DfES AMP web page at www.teachernet.gov.uk/sbamps).
Rethinking Construction
Sir John Egan's report, Rethinking Construction, looked at
ways of improving the efficiency and quality of delivery of
the UK construction industry. The report identified five key
drivers for change: committed leadership; a focus on the customer;
an integrated procurement process; a quality driven agenda;
and commitment to people.
It was recognised that the construction industry needs to
become less confrontational, more innovative and deliver improvement
in performance. It also recommended targets for reductions
in construction cost, time and defects.
The government is encouraging all public sector clients, including
schools and LEAs, to apply the Rethinking Construction principles
to their building projects. Among other things this approach
can deliver:
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