Estate Management

Our Estates Service provides comprehensive support to ensure your school buildings are warm, safe and dry.

From overseeing day-to-day premises compliance to managing major capital projects, our experienced team works alongside you to maintain high standards across your site. We provide expert guidance on health and safety, sustainability, and facilities management, helping you navigate regulations, reduce risk, and focus on delivering an excellent learning environment.

Our Estate Service offer includes:

• Commissioning of condition surveys as required to inform plans for future works across the trust
• Annual Premises Inspections
• Annual Paperwork Evaluations
• Commissioning Annual Fire Assessments by an external certified consultant
• Production of management reports on health and safety and premises compliance
• Access to the Total Risk Manager system which is used by all our Trust schools to manage their compliance activities as well as record accidents and incidents
• Support for site teams in the implementation of compliance systems and routines
• Health and safety documentation and templates
• Support for queries regarding the completion of risk assessment templates
• Drafts the school condition allocation plan taking into consideration the condition of the buildings and the strategic plan priorities of the trust
• Management of capital projects at the schools utilising the trusts school allocation
• Updates on latest health and safety guidance
• Access to a portal which tracks use of gas and electricity across the school and makes suggestions regarding ways to reduce consumption
• Support with rolling out sustainability initiatives within the school
• Support re the procurement of facilities management services
• Experience of managing external contractors and taking appropriate action when issues arise
• Monitors the delivery of compliance, inspection, and maintenance services across planned and reactive works in line with regulatory, statutory and site security requirements

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