Guidance

Estate management: competency framework and relevant training

Guidance on the functions, skills, knowledge and training needed to manage the school estate.

From:
Department for Education
Published
23 April 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Estate management competency framework

PDF, 456 KB, 83 pages

Training and qualifications relevant to estate management

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‘Estate management competency framework’ helps schools to recruit and develop the essential levels of skills and competencies for estate management roles.

‘Training and qualifications relevant to estate management’ provides information on training, qualifications and the support available.

These documents are useful if you have responsibility for overseeing or managing the school estate. This includes:

  • proprietors, leaders and governors of schools
  • charity trustees of academies and academy trusts
  • trustees of schools
  • school business professionals
  • those with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the school estate
  • local authorities
  • diocesan authorities and other religious authorities and bodies

Updates to this page

Published 23 April 2025

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