Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
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5.77 Students within <strong>Runnymede</strong> can also access further education from providers such as:<br />
St George’s College (Coeducational) Eton College (Boys); Farn<strong>Borough</strong> College<br />
(Coeducational); Guildford College (Coeducational); Godalming College<br />
(Coeducational); and Brooklands College (Coeducational).<br />
5.78 Within Surrey, there are already a high percentage of students (87 percent 16 year olds<br />
and 80 percent 17 year olds) who stay within education beyond age 16 (Surrey<br />
<strong>Infrastructure</strong> Capacity Study 2009).<br />
Local <strong>Plan</strong><br />
5.79 Demand for places in further education is not likely to be as affected by the new<br />
housing development forecast to come forward over the course of the Local <strong>Plan</strong> as<br />
those types of education already discussed (early years, primary and secondary<br />
provision). Specifically, demand for further education places is not likely to be as strong<br />
as for early years, primary and secondary places as the drivers are different. In<br />
particular, catchments for colleges and 6 th forms extend beyond <strong>Borough</strong> boundaries<br />
giving students a greater choice and potentially increasing travelling distance.<br />
5.80 As a result, the effect of housing provision from the Local <strong>Plan</strong> is progressively more<br />
difficult to quantify locally. Strategic policy SP09 encourages people to use sustainable<br />
modes of transport wherever possible to access facilities. By encouraging greater<br />
connectivity through sustainable forms of transport, further education facilities become<br />
more accessible to students within and from outside the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />
Future provision<br />
5.81 The Education and Skills Act was passed in November 2008, making education or<br />
training compulsory until the age of 18. The participation age is being raised in two<br />
stages, to 17 from <strong>2013</strong> and to 18 from 2015. The first cohort to be affected by these<br />
changes began at Year 7 in September 2008.<br />
5.82 Raising the education and training age to 18 is likely to affect the way services are<br />
planned for, and delivered, due to a change in admissions criteria and a possible<br />
increase in the gross number of students who remain in education.<br />
5.83 Within the <strong>Borough</strong> specifically, Strodes College has been developing its campus over<br />
recent years to meet the demands of increased student numbers. Capital investment<br />
programmes at Strodes College have improved student facilities, providing a New<br />
Sports Hall and Education Centre amongst other things. Over recent years in particular,<br />
planning permission has been granted for:<br />
• The erection of a new teaching block containing 12 classrooms replacing 7<br />
temporary classroom huts and a new staff/student centre to replace existing<br />
facilities including the refectory and common room in 2007 (under<br />
RU.07/0583). These works have been completed.<br />
• The erection of a two storey teaching block to replace the existing modular<br />
classrooms, new 2 storey drama studio and internal alterations to existing<br />
library and learning resources centre (to include new entrance, first floor<br />
mezzanine and study rooms), toilets, offices and circulation areas and<br />
outdoor seating area in 2010 (under RU.10/0974). This approval has been<br />
implemented.<br />
• The permanent change of the caretakers bungalow to 2 teaching rooms in<br />
2012 (under RU.12/0450).<br />
5.84 Noteworthy permissions relating to other providers of further education are discussed in<br />
the secondary schools section above, most notably relating to TASIS and Sir William<br />
Perkins’s School (this is because these schools provide both secondary and further<br />
education).<br />
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