Fire safety in schools is not a once-a-year checkbox exercise. Instead of beginning and ending with a single risk assessment, it is a continuous legal duty that requires ongoing attention, robust processes, and clear documentation. For multi-academy trusts (MATs) and...
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What is a CDC survey and how does it affect your school’s funding?
Imagine this scenario: an email lands in the inbox of a school estates manager, announcing that a Condition Data Collection (CDC) survey team will be visiting the premises next month. Alternatively, your trust may receive notification that your condition data will...
School Condition Allocation: How MATs can prioritise maintenance projects
A major challenge is faced by estates teams in multi-academy trusts (MATs) each year: the School Condition Allocation (SCA) arrives as a lump-sum payment, yet the backlog of building issues across the estate nearly always exceeds the available budget. For trusts...
Building a 10-year capital maintenance plan for your academy trust
Most academy trusts in the UK are managing a significant and ageing built estate. Schools often comprise buildings of varying ages, construction types, and condition profiles, spread across multiple sites. The estate for which your own academy trust is responsible may...
How to use asset management software to support your CIF bid
The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) remains one of the most competitive sources of capital funding for school buildings in England. The 2025-26 round saw the Department for Education (DfE) receive 2,846 project bids; however, it only funded 789 of them. This equated...