A series of meetings was held in October to brief headteachers, governors and elected members on the proposed principles and processes for developing next stages of BSF. These meetings gave strong support to our suggested approach. The Children's Services Review Panel considered a report on Wednesday 19 November and approved the further development of the Expression of Interest.

The Review Panel agreed that £80m Initial Project is to be composed of those schools which have the highest measures of education and social disadvantage, irrespective of geographical location. The follow-on projects are to be based, as far as possible, on groups composed of schools working together in 14-19 collaboratives, while at the same time giving a balance of rebuild and refurbishments, and costing profiles within the £80-£100m range. These groups will in turn be prioritised, as required by DCSF, using the same measures as before.

Further work has been undertaken to prepare the draft Expression of Interest for discussion by the Capital Priorities Group (which includes representative headteachers and governors) on Friday 21 November before the final draft is considered by Cabinet on Friday 1 December.

The initial local groups of schools on which we have based our planning, not in any priority order, are:

West (Locality 1) Park High (Academy Framework) King Edward VII School Springwood High Marshland High Terrington St Clement High Smithdon High Rosebery PRU Churchill Park CNS	West (Locality 2) Downham Market High Hamond's High, Swaffham Swaffham CNS Wayland High, Watton Methwold High
North (Locality 3+) Alderman Peel High (Academy) Fakenham High Reepham High Aylsham High Litcham High Douglas Bader PRU	West Norwich and Dereham (Locality 7/5) Costessey High (Academy) Taverham High Hellesdon High Neatherd High, Dereham Northgate High, Dereham Fred Nicholson CNS Central PRU
Yarmouth and Gorleston (Locality 9/10) Great Yarmouth High Oriel College Cliff Park High Lynn Grove High Flegg High, Martham Caister High John Grant CNS Brooklands PRU	North (Locality 4) Cromer High Sheringham High North Walsham High Stalham High Woodfields CNS Sidestrand CNS
South Norwich (Locality 8) Earlham High (Academy)Hewett School City of Norwich School Harford Manor CNS Notre Dame High Framingham Earl High Eaton Hall CNS Clare CNS Parkside CNS	Thetford and South (Locality 11/13) Charles Burrell (Academy) Rosemary Musker (Academy)Archbishop Sancroft High, Harleston Diss High Long Stratton High Long Stratton CNS Hobart High, Loddon Hethersett High
A11 Corridor (Locality 12) Old Buckenham High Attleborough High Wymondham High Wymondham College Chapel Road CNS	North-East Norwich (Locality 6/9/4) Sprowston High Sewell Park College Thorpe St Andrew High Acle High Broadland High The Hall CNS

By clicking on the links below you can also find two spreadsheets listing all schools ranked

a) Individually by average of social and educational need
b) In groups by group average of social and educational need


It is important to note that the final project groups, when agreed, may well vary from these initial planning groups in order to meet DCSF and PfS criteria for the 50%/35%/15% proportions of new build and refurbishment within each project and of overall projected costs.

The Children's Services Review panel report can be accessed here and the Cabinet report will be accessible from the BSF page of Norfolk Schools website from Thursday 27 November.

Any comments on this information or the process outlined should be emailed by Friday 28 November to janine.birt@norfolk.gov.uk.