Schools body hopes new organization will use social media to discuss and develop ideas for future

A new think tank has been launched by the British Council for School Environments to promote discussion of future school design.

The Centre for School Design aims to use social media to develop and inform the work of organisations involved in school design. Its website can be found at www.thecentreforschooldesign.org.

Co-founder and BCSE chief executive Ty Goddard, said: “We are at a crucial time in the cycle of UK government and public policy. Public sector budgets are being closely scrutinised and everyone is being asked to deliver more for less. We need an independent voice which can lead national debate on education, give authoritative guidance on best practice and value for money, and make the crucial links between design, educational function and achievement”.

BCSE deputy chief executive Ian Fordham added: “We need to spread ideas as they happen and the web allows us to do this in ever more simple ways.”

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