Managing older school buildings
Information to help school building owners and maintenance staff identify building systems and prioritise the maintenance and repair of their school estate.
Applies to England
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This page is for:
- local authorities (for community schools, voluntary-controlled schools, foundation schools and maintained nursery schools)
- academy trusts (for academies and free schools)
- governing bodies (for voluntary-aided schools)
- school and college leaders, staff and governing bodies of:
- further education colleges and designated institutions
- sixth-form colleges
- maintained schools
- academies and free schools
- pupil referral units
- city technology colleges
- non-maintained special schools
- maintained nursery schools
- technical professionals involved in the design, construction and maintenance of school premises
Managing older buildings: a guide for estates maintenance staff
This guidance provides information about:
- common construction types used in the school estate
- specific maintenance items associated with different construction types, including:
- short-term actions to take
- how to seek further advice
It should be used in conjunction with the following guidance:
Older buildings research programme
This report provides a summary of that programme, the aim of which was to investigate the condition and structural performance of education buildings from the post-war period as they aged. It gives an overview of its:
- scope and objectives
- methodology
- findings
- next steps
Updates to this page
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Added 'Older buildings research programme' and updated 'Managing older buildings: a guide for estates maintenance staff'.
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New sections added to the guidance with additional information about construction types that are common in older school buildings.
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First published.