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Event Summary

Building quality has a significant impact on safety, learners’, attainment and teacher retention. However, the ailing state of the UK’s educational estate has been highlighted recently by the RAAC crisis and the National Audit Office* report finding that 38% of buildings are beyond their design life, with many more requiring major refurbishments.

Attend Westminster Insight’s Educational Estates and School Buildings Conference to get answers to pressing estate management issues including the funding, design, building, maintenance and management of school, college and university premises.

Hear about the Government’s priorities for enhancing estates and preventing deterioration, and how to access funding and grants. Learn how to future-proof your estate through effective energy, decarbonisation and sustainability upgrades.

Gain a legal update on building condition and compliance including RAAC, asbestos, fire safety and construction regulations, to ensure those using your premises are safe. Plus look at how to shape the future of learning environments to be more inclusive and to support SEND and learners’ health and wellbeing

Delegates will explore how to develop an effective long term estates strategy, incorporating the Estate Management Competency Framework, and how digitising your estate can help you prioritise work in order of urgency, need and how well it meets your educational objectives.

_{* (National Audit Office (NAO), School Buildings Report, June 2023)}

Key Points

Government priorities for educational estates
Developing an effective long term estates strategy (Putting the DfE Estate Management Competency Framework and ‘GEMS’ into practice)
Capital investment, funding streams, grants and how to access them
Managing building health, safety and legal compliance including asbestos, RAAC, fire safety and CDM
Sustainability, Net-Zero, energy efficiency and retrofitting challenges
Designing and building educational environments to meet modern day learning needs, support SEND and learners’ health and wellbeing
Adopting digital approaches to improve estate management

Venue details

In-person: This conference will take place in London. Attend this full-day event to network, build relationships, and learn from your peers.

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Really well put together with the right balance of topics/themes.
Dan Rushworth, Chipping Campden School

Very comprehensive programme with a range of topics.
G Gleadall, The Archbishop's School

Excellent. Great, relevant content and really positive speakers. Gave some time and space to really think about our strategy and next steps, as well as network, meet and hear the thoughts of lots of sector experts in the room.
Lou Leader, Pathways Learning Centre

Agenda

9:30-9:40

Chair's Opening Remarks

Ruth Cunningham

Senior Planning and development , LocatED

9:40-10:10

Keynote Address: Priorities for Educational Estates

Understanding the current condition of the UK’s educational estates

Supporting educational establishments to implement good estates management
Available support measures, funding and grants for regenerating and updating educational premises
Future-proofing educational buildings by improving sustainability, inclusivity and meeting modern learning needs

Q&A

10:00-10:10

10:10-10:40

Financial Sustainability, Capital Investment and Funding Streams for the Educational Estate

Prioritising investment, managing squeezed funding and rising inflation
Making the best use of Capital funding

Other available funding and grants for regenerating and updating educational premises
Obtaining better value for money across estate operations

Q&A

10:30-10:40

Rob Gould

Infrastructure and Estates Subject Matter Expert, Institute of School Business Leaders and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

10:40-11:20

Panel Discussion: Developing an Effective Estates Strategy

Putting the DfE Estate Management Competency Framework and ‘GEMS’ into practice
Establishing a long-term vision and strategy for your estate and gaining buy-in from key stakeholders
The core competencies required for effective estate leadership
Succession planning to ensure a talent pipeline and the sustainability of your strategy

Q&A

11:10-11:20

James Green

Estates and Assets Manager, Tove Learning Trust

Stuart McGregor

Director of Operations, The National Alliance of School Premises Managers (NASPM)

11:20-11:50

Networking Break

11:50-12:20

Panel Discussion: Adopting Digital Approaches to Improve Estate Management

The business case for digitising your educational estate
Understanding and determining your existing estates data
Using data to prioritise work in order of urgency, need and how well it meets your educational objectives
Setting out a roadmap for longer term digitisation

Q&A

12:10-12:20

Richard Draper

Head of BIM and Digital Assets, University of Birmingham

12:20-13:00

Legal Workshop: Building Health, Safety and Legal Compliance

Key areas of legislative and statutory compliance including managing RAAC, asbestos, fire risk and CDM
Ensuring effective accountability, governance and risk management for building compliance
Update on relevant case law and prosecutions relating to building compliance
Putting policies, procedures and processes in place to ensure everyone visiting and using your premises are kept safe

Q&A

12:40-13:00

13:00-14:00

Networking Lunch

14:00-14:40

Panel Discussion: Sustainability, Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency

Funding available to achieve sustainability goals
Achieving Net Zero through a cohesive estates strategy
Improving the energy efficiency of your buildings
Challenges and risks of retrofitting older buildings

Q&A

14:30-14:40

Alex Green

School Lead, Lets Go Zero

14:40-15:20

Panel Discussion: Designing Inclusive Learning Environments to Meet Modern Day Learning Needs

Learning environments that support pupils’ wellbeing and mental health
Creating spaces to improve cognition and learning outcomes
Better meeting the needs of all building users, including SEND and ALN

Q&A

15:10-15:20

Pip Jackson

Head of Inclusive Environments, University College London

Mark Pratt

Design Adviser , Department for Education

15:20-15:30

Chair's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

Speakers

Confirmed speakers to date:

Mark Pratt, Design Adviser (SEND & AP Lead), Department for Education
Ruth Cunningham, Senior planning and development manager, LocatED
Stuart McGregor, Director of Operations, The National Alliance of School Premises Managers (NASPM)
James Green, Estates and Assets Manager, Tove Learning Trust
Pip Jackson, Head of Inclusive Environments, University College London (UCL)
Alex Green, School’s lead, Let’s Go Zero
Rob Gould, Infrastructure and Estates Subject Matter Expert, Institute of School Business Leaders and Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Richard Draper, Head of BIM and Digital Assets, University of Birmingham

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