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To engage successfully with the various national organisations it is important to understand the following: who the various organisations are; how they support the set up and operation of LEPs; when and why the various organisations are involved.
- Buildings Codes Protect. Building codes protect you from a wide range of hazards – whether it is by implementing safe wiring, fire prevention, or stronger structural integrity.
- Building Codes Work. In the study Building Codes Save, an analysis shows that, over a 20-year period, cities and counties with modern building codes have avoided at least $132 billion in losses from natural disasters.
- Building Codes Are Always Improving. You can trust that a building built to the latest codes are keeping up with the latest findings and advances in technology.
- Building Codes Level the Playing Field. Building codes set common, minimum design and construction requirements across communities that result in improved construction quality, consistent permitting, and strong code enforcement.
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In January 2023, there were 21,600 state schools in England, educating 8.4 million pupils. Between them, these schools have around 64,000 buildings, which vary in age and design. Overall, the condition of the school estate is declining, and there are safety concerns about some types of buildings. The ‘responsible body’ in control of the school, usu...
This report examines whether DfE is achieving its objective to ensure the school estate contains the safe and well-maintained school buildings that it regards as essential for a high-quality education. Our evaluative criteria for assessing value for money include whether DfE has: 1. a good understanding of the condition of school buildings 2. appro...
DfE is accountable for providing those bodies responsible for school buildings with the funding and support to enable them to meet their responsibility to ensure school buildings are safe and well maintained. Following years of underinvestment, the estate’s overall condition is declining and around 700,000 pupils are learning in a school that the r...
ISBN: 978-1-78604-497-6 [Buy a hard copy of this report]HC: 1516Dec 18, 2014 · BB101 gives guidance on providing ventilation and avoiding overheating in school buildings and Approved Documents (AD) F and L of the Building Regulations. It also includes the ventilation ...
- The Department for Education’s acoustic performance standards for schools are given in Building Bulletin 93 (BB93), published December 2014. This s...
- In 2013, Education Funding Agency (EFA) published the facilities output specification for the EFA contractors framework, and the baseline design li...
- In 2013, EFA published the facilities output specification and the baseline design ventilation strategy. Together with ‘Building Bulletin 101: Vent...
May 13, 2021 · Schools worked towards building secure understandings of pupils and their needs. This appeared to support timely and accurate identification of SEND.
- Around 1.4 million pupils in English schools have an identified special educational need.[footnote 8] The SEND code of practice[footnote 9] states...
- Based on the questions above, our aim was to understand the experiences of children and young people with SEND in mainstream schools. New understan...
- This report presents findings from our research. Each section explores a different facet of the experiences of pupils with SEND and the provision o...
- IntroductionSchools described using strategies that are part of a pupil-centred approach to education in which the staff intended to understand the...
- IntroductionThe quality of relationships between home and school has an impact on the way schools plan and provide support for pupils with SEND. Th...
- IntroductionThe Children and Families Act[footnote 66] states that the task of planning and evaluating provision for children and young people with...
- This research has taken a case study approach to explore the experiences of children and young people who, at the time of data collection, were stu...
- What the evidence highlights is the importance of all professionals within the SEND system working collaboratively to understand the child and co-p...
- This appendix gives details of the methods of data collection and the sample included in the research.SampleThe research was centred around the exp...
Sep 30, 2013 · The authors examine the importance of building codes - which cover safety, health, resiliency, and energy efficiency - and explain why states should adopt current codes developed in a democratic process in keeping with the U.S. federalist system of government.
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However one size does not fit all. The school building needs to function, eliminating challenges such as cramped spaces, lack of natural light, and bad acoustics. What’s more, school buildings should relate to their surrounding community, each offering its unique set of challenges and opportunities.
