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 .
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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 organisation바카라 사이트™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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Definitions of common terms used in this manual to reflect the differences between schools.