Launched in 2003, the 45bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF)funding package is set to revolutionise secondary schools acrossEngland.
Delivered over a 10- to 15-year period, the aim is to transform hundredsof run-down schools, with those most in need targeted first based onpoor GCSE results and free school meal numbers.
The amount of money that each local authority gets is based largely onschool and pupil numbers but allocated only after councils haveundergone a rigorous submissions process overseen by Partnerships forSchools, the body set up to deliver the fund.
Extended services
As well as outlining a strong busi-ness case for transforming education,Partnerships for Schools says that it is vital that councils use thesubmissions process to show how BSF money can be used to meet theextended schools agenda. This sets all schools a target of 2010 to offera raft of extended services, ranging from out-of-school hours activitiesto amenities for the wider community.
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