Education provision in garden communities
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Comprises guidance for local authorities on education provision in garden villages and garden towns as part of the government's garden communities programme. Covers: supporting and facilitating the early delivery of schools within planned new garden communities; calculating education needs for new communities; engaging the local authority with education responsibilities on planning and securing education provision for new communities; engaging with academy trusts and free school promoters on planning and securing education provision for new communities; main funding and procurement; limitations on the provision of and minimum/maximum sizes of new schools; interim uses of school buildings in the early stages of development while the population builds up; measures needed to secure the shared use of school facilities where appropriate; and ensuring high design and environmental standards are included within schools to meet local aspirations on quality in garden communities.
Subjects
- Educational establishments
- Strategic planning
- Planning and development
- Other planning disciplines
Publisher History
The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. It was formerly known as the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
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