Useful links

Links to related organisations

• Building Schools for the Future
• Department for Education and Skills
• Partnerships UK
• Department for Children, Schools and Families
• Public Private Partnerships Programme (4Ps)
• London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

• The Grid: Tower Hamlets Grid For Learning- part of the London Grid for Learning
• TeacherNet: The education site for teachers and school managers
• GovernorNet: Official UK Government site offering up-to-date information on all aspects of school governance
• AMP: The website for young people in Tower Hamlets

A number of organisations, including those listed below, have information on how to make the design and construction process a positive, rather than a disruptive, experience for the whole school community. They also have suggestions for ways in which the BSF programme could be used to fulfil curriculum requirements which you might find useful.

• The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is the Government’s adviser on architecture, urban design and public space. It advises on how to get better value through better design. CABE has produced several publications about school design, including ‘Being Involved in School Design’, and a range of teaching resources which are available through its website.
• School Works is an organisation working to link the design of school buildings with their impact on teaching, learning, culture and management of those schools. Participation and partnership are at the heart of its approach, connecting those who design and build schools with those who work and learn in them.
• Construction Skills is an organisation which works with construction employers, training providers and Government to tackle the skills and productivity needs of the construction industry in the UK. It has produced a booklet called ‘Being Involved in School Construction’, supported by the CITB-Construction Skills Regional Education Teams, to help schools make the most of construction projects.
• Partnerships for Schools (PfS) is responsible for delivering the government's secondary school renewal programme, Building Schools for the Future (BSF). PfS is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), wholly owned by the DCSF but jointly funded by DCSF and Partnerships UK.