Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd
Published: November 2005
Product Code: R215-329Description Benefits of Attending:
- Hear case studies from the Local Authorities involved in the Building Schools for the Future scheme
- Consider the procurement options available to Local Authorities when financing education
- Understand the risks involved in financing education and learn how to manage these risks
- Gain insight into the recent developments of the Montaigne 2005 project and the Offenbach School project
- Learn from the perspective of a private sector partner investing in education
- Meet and network with leading industry players and raise the profile of your company
A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
- Steven Leigh, Senior Executive, 4ps
- Martin Kirkwood, Deputy Director of Property & Capital Funding, Scottish Funding Councils for Further & Higher Education
- Mark Peat, Head of Education Planning & Development, Sheffield City Council
- Bill Clark, Director of Schools’ Services, CEA@Islington
- Tom Symes, Director, Mill Group
- Arnout van Kessel, Project Manager, Strukton Integrale Projecten, on behalf of TalentGroep
- Ann Melville, BSF Project Director, Liverpool City Council
- Vincent McDonnell, Director of Learning Services, CfBT
Table of Contents - Day 1
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Mr Bob Green, Partner PPP/PFI , RSM Robson Rhodes.
- Mr Phillip Woolley, Director, PPP/PFI, RSM Robson Rhodes.
- 9.10 INVESTING IN SCHOOLS - 4PS INVOLVEMENT
- Supporting and developing projects
- Supporting LEA’s in delivering their projects
- Local education partnership model
- Developing partnership support
- Selecting the right partner for each LEA
- Lessons to be learnt from existing PFI schemes
- The purpose of gateway reviews
- Mr Steven Leigh, Senior Executive, 4ps.
- 9.50 PROVIDING EDUCATION SERVICES
- Supporting educational research and development
- Recent investments in education
- CfBT’s Trustee Funding
- Assisting with bids and future business development as it relates to the school improvement agenda
- Reviewing and restructuring the contracts in light of educational research
- Development of the Moderated School Self-Review (MSSR) programme - case study
- Mr Tony McAleavy, Education Director, CfBT.
- Mr Vincent McDonnell, Director of Learning Services, CfBT.
- Mr Tony McAleavy, Education Director, CfBT.
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Overview of the scheme
- Introduction to PPP - my experience
- Sheffield BSF scheme
- Improvements to be made in Sheffield with this scheme
- Chaucer School approved as a quick win
- Progress already made from the scheme
- Lessons learnt from the scheme
- Predictions and what PPP means for the future
- Mr Mark Peat, Head of Education Planning & Development, Sheffield City Council.
- 11.40 FUNDING EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND
- Further and higher education
- The need for funding in Scotland
- Procurement methods available
- Use of PFI and PPP education projects in Scotland
- Deciding if the project is feasible
- Recent case studies
- Future for PFI and PPP projects for Scotland
- Mr Martin Kirkwood, Deputy Director of Property & Capital Funding, Scottish Funding Councils for Further & Higher Education.
- Ms Claire Bell, Assistant Director of Capital Projects, Scottish Funding Councils for Further & Higher Education.
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 1.50 PERSPECTIVE FROM A PRIVATE SECTOR PARNTER
- Leeds Schools PFI project
- Project overview
- Designing and financing the project
- Working to a demanding timetable
- Bidding for the partnership
- Cost involved in being a private sector partner
- Developing an effective partnership
- Lessons that can be learned
- Mr Tom Symes, Director, Mill Group.
- 2.30 WAVE 2 BSF AUTHORITY
- Liverpool’s overhaul of secondary education
- What we hope to achieve with the scheme
- Current status of the project
- Preparing for the BSF scheme
- Developing a business case
- What are the benefits of the developed secondary schools?
- Predictions for the near future
- Ms Ann Melville, BSF Project Director, Liverpool City Council.
- 3.10 Afternoon Tea
- 3.40 HOW TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM OVER THE DEVELOPMENT LIFE OF THE LEP PARTNERSHIP
- How the experience from closed LIFT projects can be used for the BSF programme
- Selecting a partner that can deliver future tranches on time
- Maintaining the momentum
- Ensuring value for money and affordability on future schemes
- Mr Bob Green, Partner PPP/PFI , RSM Robson Rhodes.
- Mr Phillip Woolley, Director, PPP/PFI, RSM Robson Rhodes.
- 4.20 BIDDING BSF PROJECTS
- A private sector perspective
- Something new or "PFI Plus"?
- What skills do we need?
- Resourcing the LEP
- What can we expect from BSF
- Mr Alan Travis, Executive Manager, Amey.
- 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
- Day 2
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Mr Simon Bray, Business Development Director, MBD.
- 9.10 PPP IN NETHERLANDS
- Montaigne 2005 project
- Outline of the Montaigne project
- TalentGroep
- DBFM contract
- Tender process
- Results
- Future of PPP education in the Netherlands
- Mr Arnout van Kessel, Project Manager, Strukton Integrale Projecten BV.
- 9.50 PPP IN GERMANY
- Recent developments of the Offenbach school project
- The aim of the project
- Current status and progress to date
- Cost savings and improvements of the project
- Lessons to be learnt from the Offenbach project
- Further investments that are needed
- The future for PPP in education for the German Market
- Mr Peter Walter, Elected Executive Commissioner (Landrat), Kreis Offenbach.
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON
- Improving schools with the BSF scheme
- What we hope to achieve for schools in Islington
- Funding options available
- The impact the BSF scheme will have on Islington
- Overview of the plans of the scheme
- Producing a successful business case
- Preparing to select a strategic partner
- Mr Bill Clark, Director of Schools' Services, CEA@Islington.
- 11.40 ENRICHING EDUCATION IN STOKE-ON-TRENT
- BSF scheme and further investment
- Progress with the BSF scheme
- Benefits of the scheme
- Ensuring the correct strategic partner is chosen
- Results of being a wave 1 BSF authority
- Future investment in education
- Methods of funding available to Stoke-on-Trent
- Mr Nigel Rigby, Director Of Education And Lifelong Learning, Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 2.00 PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
- VT Four S schools
- Overview of VT Four S
- Results over the last year
- Supporting services within Surrey
- How does the partnership work?
- Extending expertise throughout the South East
- Challenges faced in the first year
- What is next for VT Four S?
- Mr Steve Clarke, Chief Executive, VT Education & Skills.
- Mr David McGahey, Managing Director, VT Education & Skills.
- 2.40 PFI VS. TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
- Comparing benefits and risks of procurement methods
- How have PFI procurement methods grown in education?
- What are the traditional methods of procurement?
- Benefits of PFI compared with traditional methods of procurement
- What is the risk of giving responsibility to the private sector?
- Complications of joint-ventures
- Future predictions for PFI in education
- Dr Cheryle Berry, Interim Corporate Director (Improvement), Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund.
- 3.20 SELLING THE CONCEPT
- Informing the public of the building schools for the future scheme
- Selection process for the BSF project
- The need to inform the public of the plans for the building schools for the future scheme
- Methods of gaining views of local people
- Dealing with public perception of PFI contracts
- Mr Simon Bray, Business Development Director, MBD.
- 4.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference followed by Afternoon Tea
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