South Bristol Skills Academy

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


A building in one of the most deprived areas of Bristol


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


David Morley – Head of eLearning and Innovation

City of Bristol College

Education

South Bristol Skills Academy