The BBC have recently posted an upbeat article on a US version of 'Public Private Partnership' PPP - Microsoft's state education revolution. I'm interested in this because of the three PPP schools being built in Lewisham
Presumably this means that there will be lots of competition for places at these new schools who will be able to take on the brightest pupils who can take best advantage of their new facilities.
Poorer schools might end up with more pupils with special needs or children who may not end up with the highest grades and so may not be able to justify the higher funding that a PPP school gets. These poorer schools may not be able to provide the same high standard of facilities for their pupils.
I have no political axe to grind against PPP. I would welcome initiatives that genuinely help children get better chances in their education. And of course some people will be always be luckier than others. That's life. But I'm concerned that PPP may come at a cost to children in poorer areas who may miss out on some of these great opportunities. Or maybe there are more private finance deals out there so that more schools in poorer areas can provide better opportunities for their children.
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I think I'm right in saying that all the secondary schools in Lewisham will be re-built one way or another over the next few years, some as a result of a PPP, some through the BSF route and others through the accademy process and there should be a new school as well.
I think you're right to worry about investment in the schools that serve the poorer parts of our communities. It would be deeply depressing if they didn't benefit from the investment that's going on at the moment.
Thanks for the info andrew. I nipped along to the BSF website (http://www.bsf.gov.uk/), where thay say that all secondary schools are being rebuilt or 'renewed' in the next 10 to 15 years. This has got to be good news for Lewisham.
I'm at a primary school so this strategy shouldn't affect us too much although I'd like to see that there is still enough funding to maintain primary school buildings in the area.
This is going to be happening for a long time to come, so I'm sure that we'll be watching out for news for a while.
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