Building Schools for the Future

I am a parent

Building Schools for the Future is about providing your children with educational facilities fit for the 21st century. It aims to transform the physical school environment and to support new ways of teaching and learning.

As a parent, you will inevitably be concerned that the new facilities should meet your children's needs. So there are several ways for you to have a say about what sorts of schools there should be in your area, where they are and what facilities they have.

In addition to contact with school governors and parent-teacher associations, your local authority, and possibly your school, will consult those who will be affected before any changes are made. You may also have the chance to discuss plans informally with teachers and head teachers.

You may also be worried about disruption to your child's education whilst building work is being done at their school. Some disruption is inevitable, but Building Schools for the Future is designed to minimise this. No student or group of students will be disadvantaged in the development of Building Schools for the Future.

Creating educational and leisure facilities for the whole community, not just school children, is a fundamental part of Building Schools for the Future, so you and your neighbours should also benefit directly from the improvements to local schools, for example, by being able to use them for sports or evening classes.