EBDOG
EDUCATION BUILDING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS GROUP
EBDOG AUTUMN CONFERENCE
WINTER GARDENS, WESTON-SUPER-MARE
FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2015
EBDOG (Education Building Development Officers Group) is a national group
of local authority officers and property professionals who are responsible for
the effective asset management of the school estate and other local authority
premises; representing a range of local authority perspectives, leading
national debate and seek to influence policy on school organisation, pupil
place planning and capital investment in school infrastructure.
EBDOG
EDUCATION BUILDING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS GROUP
EBDOG Conference – Friday 6 November 2015
Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare
The Autumn Education Building Development Officers
(EBDOG) Conference will be held in the Winter Gardens,
Weston super Mare on Friday 6 November 2015.
The programme of engaging and informative speakers and
workshops is structured around how to make the best use of
school buildings to improve learner outcomes and how we can
negotiate the complex funding and policy processes to still
deliver educationally sound buildings at a competitive price.
This year we are privileged to have the following keynote
speakers:
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Professor Peter Barrett - Professor of Management in
Property and Construction at Salford University who is
currently focusing on a strongly interdisciplinary study of
the impacts of school designs on pupils’ learning (the
HEAD Project). This stream of activities is complemented
by extensive involvement in built environment policy
groups at UK, EU (ECTP) and international (CIB) levels
The conference is aimed at
professionals with
responsibility for:
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Education Capital
Investment
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School Organisation
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Pupil Place Planning
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School Property Matters
Why attend?
The conference will provide
officers from your authority
with the opportunity to:
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Review best practice
examples of how local
authorities and schools
are presently dealing
with increasing demand
for primary and
secondary school
places
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Provide the opportunity
to give direct feedback
to DfE and EFA
representatives on
place planning issues
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Share ideas and
experiences on recent
capital projects
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Get up to date news on
current and future
capital funding
initiatives
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Hear how the design
and innovative use of
buildings can contribute
to pupil outcomes
Dr Andrew Curran - a practising paediatric neurologist and
neurobiologist at Alder Hey Hospital who is also committed
to using his extraordinary knowledge of the workings of the
human brain to make a difference in the educational
experience of all young people.
The conference will cover a number of building and demand
related topics including:
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Who should attend?
How to navigate CIL/s106
Looking at standard designs using a costed framework
A solution to the complex procurement process
Section 77 Disposals and
Change of use
Representatives from both the DfE and EFA will be giving
presentations about current initiatives and priorities, including
the challenge for local authorities in many parts of the country
to meet rising demand in both the primary and secondary
sector, as well as how to deliver our statutory responsibilities
within available capital funding.
The conference is also your opportunity to discuss issues with
representatives from the DfE and offer feedback about school
capacity surveys and school place planning.
EBDOG
EDUCATION BUILDING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS GROUP
CONFERENCE AGENDA
08:30
Registration and morning refreshments
09:15
Welcome and opening address
(Mike Jackson - Chief Executive of North Somerset Council)
09:45
Good classrooms can boost kids' school performance
(Professor Peter Barrett - Salford University)
10:40
Break
11:10
How to design mainstream schools that are really fit for purpose for all students
– the use of emotional literacy in the classroom
(Dr. Andrew Curran - Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool)
12:00
Workshop 1
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Workshop 2
14:30
Address by EBDOG Chairman
(Peter Colenutt - Hampshire County Council)
14:40
Education Funding Agency and Department for Education Updates
(Mike Green – EFA - and DfE Capital Team)
15:10
Questions & Answers
15:40
Conference Close
WORKSHOP SESSIONS
A CIL verses s106 – Advice from the Planning Advisory Service on how to navigate the
contribution system - (Jim Cliffe - Planning Obligations Manager - Bristol City Council)
B Class space standard designs using a costed framework– (Devon County Council)
C The Sunesis Model of Standardised School design and delivery – (Willmott Dixon and
Scape Group)
D Section 77 Disposals and Change of Use – (Rob Giles from EFA)
Delegates travelling to Weston super Mare on Thursday 5 November 2015 are invited to a
pre-conference dinner at 7pm at Weston College, Weston-super-Mare. The evening will
include drinks in the College Foyer serenaded by North Somerset Youth Orchestra, dinner
with the background music provided by the North Somerset Wind Band and post-dinner
entertainment by Weston College Students.
EBDOG
EDUCATION BUILDING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS GROUP
BOOKING FORM
Delegate Name(s):
Job Title(s):
Main Contact Address:
Post Code:
Main Tel:
Mobile:
Main Email:
Invoice Address:
(if different from above)
VAT No:
A
PO No:
Please prioritise your choices of workshop in order of preference. We will try to offer
all delegates their top two choices where possible. Please also indicate whether you
will be attending the conference day on Friday only or taking advantage of the
networking option for Thursday evening and Friday.
CIL verses S106 – Advice from the Planning
Advisory Service on how to navigate the
contribution
Class space standard designs using a costed
framework
The Sunesis Model of Standardised School design
and delivery
Section 77 Disposals and Change of Use
Thursday Evening &
Friday Conference:
Friday Conference
only:
Special requirements (including dietary):
This booking form should be completed by Friday 9 October 2015 and returned to:
Sarah Milsom, Planning & Access Service, North Somerset Council,
Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
Tel: 01275 885181
Email: sarah.milsom@n-somerset.gov.uk
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