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South Bristol Skills Academy
Community regeneration
A divided city
•A rich city with some of the most deprived areas in the country alongside some of the least deprived
• 50% with a degree in Clifton• 50% with no qualifications in Filwood
•A pattern which is matched in almost all measures of quality of life• From antisocial behaviour to• Participation in creative activities.
•A city which is high in economic productivity• But low in state education tables
•One area with the highest concentration of independent schools in the country•A concentration of areas with multiple deprivation in South Bristol
South Bristol Skills Academy
A building in one of the most deprived areas of Bristol
South Bristol Skills Academy
Where currently 40% of respondents to a Quality of Life Survey said they had no educational or technical qualifications.
Quality of Life in Bristol 2009 – Bristol City Council
Before ….
After ….
Under construction
Some design principles
•An iconic building demonstrating a commitment to South Bristol•State of the art learning facilities•Environmentally friendly
• Rainwater collection – to harvest 1m + litres of rainwater pa
• Solar panels – generate 25KW of heat• Biomass boiler – save 500 + tonnes of CO2 pa
•“Paperless”•Flexible use of space•Open design
Learning at SBSA
SBSA is a learning building not a building that contains learning classrooms
•A “blended” approach to learning•Classrooms cluster around the LRCs•Fuzzy boundaries between spaces•Mobile technologies•Wireless throughout•An eWhiteboard in every classroom•Catering for variety in learning
LRCs at SBSA
•At the centre of the building physically and pedagogically•Laptops on loan•Self issue books using RFID•Café style and shared balconies•Dedicated machines for quick use (Facebook)•Learning pods for group work•Small focussed book stock
Classrooms designed for flexibility
South Bristol Skills Academy
David Morley – Head of eLearning and Innovation
City of Bristol College