Primary Capital Programme

 

What is the Primary Capital Programme?

The Primary Capital Programme (PCP) is a national, 14 year capital grants programme which aims to:

  • rebuild, remodel or refurbish about half of the primary schools nationally
  • support national policy agenda: Children’s Plan, world class standards, ECM agenda, diversity and responsiveness, extended services, personalisation
  • target and address deprivation nationally, and in every local authority
  • place primary schools at the heart of the community, with ICT and children’s service in reach of every family
  • improve links between schools and Early Years settings (that is through co-location with children’s centres)

To find out more about the Primary Capital Programme visit the teachernet website.

 

What does this mean for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea?

On 12 November 2008, we were notified by the Department for Children Schools and Families that our Primary Strategy for Change submission had been approved and the capital funding for the first two years, a total of £8.3million, confirmed. The Primary Strategy for Change outlines where the borough is now, and the long-term aims and short-term aims of the borough for primary school provision.

Middle Row and St Marys Schools were identified as our initial investment priorities through an evaluation process which took place with all the schools early this year. More details of this process can be found in the Primary Strategy for Change document.

In the summer of 2009 the council undertook a competition to choose the most suitable architect to design the two scools. The winner of the competition was Penoyre and Prasad Architects.

 

Communication and consultation

The design will be developed in close consultation with the schools, Local Authority, Diocese of Westminster, pupils, parents, staff, governors and local residents. The consultation process has already begun with a number of meetings taking place with each school’s senior leadership teams and a pupil questionnaire at both schools (undertaken in the last school year, 2008/09). This survey asked pupils what they thought about their current school and what they would like to change.

 

School newsletters (sent to parents, staff and governors at Middle Row and St Mary’s):

 

Royal borough newspaper

The December 2008 issue of the Council's newspaper, Royal Borough, contains an article about the programme. Download the article here:


Contact the PCP project manager

If you have any queries you can contact the PCP project manager

  • email: pcp@rbkc.gov.uk
  • write to:
    PCP Project Manager
    Room M02, PDC Isaac Newton Centre
    108a Lancaster Road, London W11 1QS

 

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