BSF in Leicestershire

Does anyone have any current information about what's going on in this area? I'm getting some confusing information from internal sources, but whilst I believe we're due to start 2012/2013, and that my particular area is not in the first wave for the county, I can't help but wonder whether the wheels are in motion as yet. I assume they will all proceed as planned unless someone pulls the plug on the money, but I did wonder whether the recent Government cash-splash had pushed BSF any closer.

Cheers.

Some info:

Ok Leicestershire bsf is slightly odd due to the fact that we are also merging middle and upper schools.

Proposed Timetable (this is first wave) :-

Submit expressions of interest for BSF 30 November 2008
DCSF announces revised national programme for BSF
and invites selected LA’s to submit a statement of
Readiness to Deliver
‘early’ 2009

Develop a draft public consultation strategy December 2008
• First round of consultation on our initial plans –
vision for learning and proposals/options for school
organisation
February/March 2009
• Second round of consultation – proposals for school
organisation
Summer 2009
• Third round of public consultation? TBA

Submission of our ‘readiness to deliver’ for BSF April 2009
BSF Pre-engagement meeting May 2009
BSF Remit meeting June 2009
BSF Strategy for change part 1 delivered to DCSF (what
is to be done)
July 2009
Recruitment of BSF project Director and team Autumn 2009
Establish BSF programme Board Autumn 2009
BSF Strategy for change part 2 submitted to DCSF (how it
will be done)
November 2009
BSF Outline Business case for BSF submitted April 2010
Start of procurement process to identify LEP partner if
appropriate
July 2010
Contracts signed and LEP established December 2011
BSF Construction work begins 2012
BSF Schools open September 2014 to 2015.

As can see BSF stuff starts later this year.

Now that's what I call detailed.

Many thanks.

Lot of info is in pdf documents that linked to on this forum while back.

This is all depends on Leicestershire being approved (which as mr brown wants to spend his way out I suspect will) and of course timetable could change.

Russ

Lot of info is in pdf documents that linked to on this forum while back.

This is all depends on Leicestershire being approved (which as mr brown wants to spend his way out I suspect will) and of course timetable could change.

Russ