Shaping the Future by learning from the past and acting in the present by Darren Atkinson. This was presented on 03 March 2010 at 'Building Spaces for the Future' an event drawing on recent research by Futurelab about young people’s view of what learning spaces should look like in the future to offer practical support to Local Authorities, schools and those going through building programmes such as BSF and PCP. http://www.futurelab.org.uk/events/listing/buildingspaces

1. Shaping the Future by learning from the past and acting in the present Darren Atkinson,Service Transformation Coordinator, TECK Darren.Atkinson@Croydon.gov.uk Follow me on Twitter: @BSFDarren

2. School Transformation Teams Lead Advocates Visioning Workshop Implications Mapping School Strategy for Change Strategy Workshop Whole Staff Workshops Weekly email Top 50 Spaces for Learning Broadening Horizons Next Practice Visits Provocation Papers SLT Briefings Stimulus Material Links Conferences Education Design Brief Interbuild Vision Clarification Workshop Activity Modelling Day New Line Learning Essex Academies Joint Design Principles Workshop Westminster Academy Brislington City Academy Bristol Lexicon Development Team by Team Space Types Learning Spaces Live Academy Adjacency Diagrams Third Teacher National Network BCSE What makes a good school? Sorrell Foundation Remodelling Lunchtime Debate Roadshow Demonstration Projects Diary Room Oscar Robot Croydon Festival Learning Through Landscapes Creative Devise Transforming Croydon Schools: Involving People

3. Our Work So Far… A Snapshot 14 December – BSF start Joint LA Programme 40 Schools £100M First Phase Corporate Alignment Transformation Central

4. Service Transformation Acting in the Present Demonstration Projects Shaping the Future Service Transformation Learning from the Past Broadening Horizons Programme

5. Broadening Horizons: A Rationale imagination exploration discovery

6. Broadening Horizons: Involving People Engagement Involvement Consultation Communication

7. Broadening Horizons: Transformation Process Next Practice Visits Publications Exemplar Design

8. Broadening Horizons: Impact “The Next Practice visits have been superb. I don’t think I had any INSET last academic year (except some netball courses that took place at the weekend!) so I really appreciated the opportunity to visit other institutions and work with other LeAd’s from Croydon. I generally came back ‘buzzing’ after each visit. It was also great to be able to offer these opportunities to 4 of my colleagues who also appreciated being involved.” Angie Preston, Archbishop Tenison’s

10. 30+ hours of video footage

11. 150 + sheets of text

12. 200 hours of staff timeForming the Local Authorities Key Big Ideas for Change Participation Toolkit:Presentations, briefings, project meetings Events Forward PlanCapturing borough-wide activity: Croydon Summer Festival 2009Celebrating Black HistoryReligious FestivalsNeighbourhood PartnershipsBusiness SeminarsTeachers Conferences Targeted Focus groups Consultation on Equalities Impact Assessment Issues: FaithDisabilityGender Video Road show:In-depth interviews: interactive eventsTown centresPrimary schools,Special schoolsSecondary schools Community centres ~Croydon & KingstonOctober - December Broadening Horizons 50 Top Spaces for LearningProvocation Papers In-depth case studies, ethnographies Social profilingAudit of youth service provision

13. Service Transformation: Involving People Lead Advocates School Transformation Teams

14. Service Transformation: Local Authority Big Ideas Entitlement Pathways Thriving Extended Together

15. Service Transformation: A Suite of School Documents School Strategy for Change Educational Design Brief School Master Plan

16. Service Transformation: Educational Design Brief Vision clarification: launchthe change journeyExplore critical aspects of SSfC and Big Ideas 1 2 Key approaches to learning: engage learnersDefine effective learning approaches 3 Design principles: create a shared languageBridge the gaps between people, process, place & technology 4 Design lexicon:spaces for learningDefine your language, characteristics and settings for space 5 Adjacencies:put the pieces togetherExplore critical spatial adjacencies, conceptual ideas Educational Design Brief

17. Service Transformation: Design Interactions Spatial Characteristics Landscaping Furniture & Equipment Technology

18. Involvement Strategy: Listening 1. Expressive activitiesDuring & after school: drama clubs, arts, music, media 9. Relationship building – teaching staff understanding role change 10. Sensory experiences: music in shared school areas, sensory rooms ‘chill out’ zones 2. Early and personalised work experience & career support 3. Learning experiences outside of school 11. Choice – subject, time, technology, extras after school 4. Swimming pools – access for schools, community use 12. More pre and post school activities (weekend and holidays) 5. Good circulation systems for people movement around school 13. Flexible approach to time: choice over opening hours, lesson durations, use of school 6. Access for all: lifts, doors, wide corridors 14. Support, beyond academic, for emotional development, life skills and social issues 7. More practical learning experiences 15. Social spaces owned by learners: indoor break areas 8. Affordable, healthy school meals: international menus 16. Light, comfort and colour, inspiring learning environment

20. School Based

21. Action Research

22. Active and Participative Learning

23. Collective Learning

24. TCS Programme Informing

25. Calculated Risk Taking

27. Demonstration Projects: A Transformation Process Furniture & Equipment ICT Landscape Architecture Social Dining Learning Teaching

28. Demonstration Projects: Two Examples Design for transforming nooks and crannies through architecture Design for transforming the sensory learning experience through the landscape TITLE Architecture Landscape DESIGN Social Learning EXPERIENCE Extended Thriving LA BIG IDEAS Curriculum Flexibility Personalisation SCH. BIG IDEAS

30. Third Teacher Network

31. Demo Projects

32. Super Clients’ Programme

33. School Ideas Project

34. Learning Patterns Book

35. “Top of the Plots”

37. TECK: Our Programme Aspiration “ “… I asked for more facilities and DJ equipment, so now we have a great range of after school music clubs.” “I’m Jack, and Transforming Croydon Schools was my idea” “