The Estates Strategy This Estates Strategy has been written to respond to the needs of the Canterbury Christ Church University Strategic Framework 2015-20. Students and the student experience are at the centre of the University’s Strategic Plan and define its ambitions. For the estate at the most basic level this means that by ensuring we maintain what is in our control and will help to avoid any potential negative experiences. Working with the Student Union and the Student Body, we continue to be proactive to student & staff needs and what they experience will help deliver excellence in education. By providing surroundings that are both pleasant and functionally suitable creates an environment that promotes learning. Maximising the use of our facilities will allow us to target available investment in enhancing the Student Experience. Four key challenges for Canterbury Christ Church University are addressed within this Estates Strategy and can be summarised as follows: Improving Space Utilisation • Implement a Space Policy • Regular review of student number forecasts to identify utilisation potential • Update space utilisation records annually • Review office space usage and potential for further open plan/shared tutorial space/ and private model Maximising the Use of the Estate • Review dispose/retain/relocate options for leases due to expire in planning period including • Salomons Student Accommodation leases and Augustine Arts Centre. • Implement the actions agreed in response to the Master Plan in respect of all proper- ties. Matching Developing Curriculum Needs • Implement the agreed strategy for Arts provision in reaction to curriculum proposals from Faculties of Arts & Humanities and Education. To include the disposal of AAC and total required provision of the new “Digital Arts” offer and transfer of MAD and commercial music from Broadstairs. to the proposed Arts Building in Canterbury. • Review the potential further financial investment at Polo Farm to support sports activity and the sports curriculum including the transfer of Stodmarsh playing fields to Polo Farm. • Work with all Faculties to develop a medium term student numbers and teaching accommodation needs plan to 2020. • Provide accommodation levels required to meet teaching accommodation needs from the campus network, space utilisation, medium term needs reviews and disposals
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