Island School Redevelopment

Decant Planning Workshop Tuesday 3rd September 2013

Overall aims of this evening ....

• To explore the challenges of the decant process;

• To enlist the views of parents and students in doing this;

• To record what we think are the pros and cons of several

models for the temporary situation.

Aims

● There is very little chance, if any, of finding one decant premises for the whole school;

● It is clear that the most likely endgame is that we decant into two premises. Either two standard secondary schools or one secondary and one primary;

● Significant commitment from ESFC to do what it takes to secure continuity of excellence in teaching and learning;

● Partial decant not an option;

● Decant period estimated to be from January or July 2017 until August 2021

Some context

Main Criteria Headings

● Curriculum – What are the implications for the curriculum? How will each

model promote / inhibit our curriculum aims?

● Resourcing – How will each model optimise or stretch deployment of

resources (in the widest sense)?

● Guidance – what are the issues and implications for guidance and progression

in each model?

● Ethos / School Identity – opportunities for growth and development /

obstacles to the same for each model? Particularly relevant to the House System

● Stakeholder interests - what are the needs and wants of different

stakeholder groups – particularly parents?

● Location and Travel - are there any issues to do with location, access,

travel logistics that we need to be aware of?

● Student movement between schools over time

What are the issues?

School 1: ● Years 7 -11 ● 900 students

School 2: • Years 12 and 13 • 300 students

Model A

PMI analysis ● What are the pluses? ● What are the minuses of this model? ● What is interesting about this model

Please consider each of the criteria headings

School 1: ● Years 9 -13 ● 840 students

School 2: • Years 7 and 8 • 360 students

Model B

PMI analysis ● What are the pluses? ● What are the minuses of this model? ● What is interesting about this model

Please consider each of the criteria headings

School 1:

● Years 7 and 8 (360) ● Years 12 and 13 (300) ● Total – 660 students

School 2: • Years 9,10 and 11 (540) • Total – 540 students

Model C

PMI analysis ● What are the pluses? ● What are the minuses of this model? ● What is interesting about this model

Please consider each of the criteria headings