Summary
Advice for schools and responsible bodies to help manage their school buildings and land.
Managing your school estate effectively helps save money and keeps a healthy, safe and sustainable school environment. Find out more about the benefits of good estate management (PDF, 643KB).
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The fundamentals of good estate management gives an overview of what policies and processes you should have in place.
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Complete the organisational self-assessment tool to understand your organisation’s current approach to estate management.
Who should read this manual
This manual is useful if you have responsibility for overseeing or managing the estate of a school or schools, including buildings, grounds and infrastructure.
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
Contents
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An overview of the important policies, processes and documents schools should have.
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Tools to help schools and responsible bodies manage their school buildings and land.
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Policies, governance arrangements and documents to help you manage your estate to meet your educational aims and align with your other strategies.
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Advice on governance, budgeting, procurement and emergency planning procedures to help you manage your estate.
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Information you should have about your estate, how to use it effectively and when to update it.
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Improving sustainability and managing energy and water use.
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Considering digital technology requirements alongside your estate management.
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Planning and prioritising maintenance works to ensure the learning environment is safe, warm and weatherproof.
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Advice on legal responsibilities for managing and maintaining the school estate and ensuring school buildings and land are compliant with statutory and regulatory standards.
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Planning, managing and delivering all sizes of estate projects.
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Functions, skills and knowledge required to effectively manage the school estate.
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Definitions of common terms used in this manual to reflect the differences between schools.