Primary Capital Programme Questionnaire - Walsall Children's Services

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Primary Capital Programme Questionnaire

Thank you for agreeing to complete this questionnaire. Your views, opinions and thoughts are really important to us. Please indicate your responses to the questions below and click ‘Submit Form’ at the end of the page once you have finished.

Do you agree with our overarching aims regarding the Primary Capital Programme?

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Any further comments?

We are planning to bring together available funding streams to secure improvements as soon as possible. Do you agree with this approach?

Yes No

Any further comments?

We plan to exceed the expectation that 15% of schools in the worst condition will be re-built or taken out of use and that 35% of school will be significantly improved. Do you agree with this?

Yes No

Any further comments?

We have assessed the need for investment in our schools by prioritising against the following criteria: condition, suitability, temporary accommodation, deprivation, standards, surplus places, additional places required. Do you agree with the criteria?

Yes No

Any further comments?

We propose to invest in the wider availability of flexible learning spaces and wider opportunities for personal learning through a range of strategies including the creative use of ICT. Do you agree with this approach?

Yes No

Any further comments?

We believe that the investment through the Primary Capital Programme on the scale we plan, supplemented by a community engagement programme, will help us to further improve standards and attendance levels. Do you agree?

Yes No

Any further comments?

Primary schools in Walsall range in size from a 1 form entry to a 3 form entry. Do you agree that this is appropriate for primary aged children?

Yes No

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Do you agree that our proposals for co-location of children’s centres and other extended services – including childcare - in primary school buildings meet the needs of families?

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Our focus is to develop a continuum of provision and outreach to build capacity in mainstream schools for children with special educational needs. Do you agree with this approach?

Yes No

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Each year standards targets are agreed with all schools. Where there has been significant investment in a school we would expect this to be reflected in higher levels of pupil achievement. Do you agree with this expectation?

Yes No

Any further comments?

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