Guidance

Nominate a school for the school rebuilding programme

Updated 11 February 2026

Applies to England

Webinar

There will be a webinar about the nomination process in early March 2026 (exact date to be confirmed). Responsible bodies should join if they are considering nominating a school. Please sign up by emailing school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk and asking to be added to the invite list.

The number of invites for this webinar is limited to 1,000. If demand exceeds capacity, we’ll consider recording or hosting another session.

Overview of the nomination process

The school rebuilding programme carries out rebuilding and significant refurbishment projects at schools and sixth-form college buildings across England. These are large-scale projects that address extensive issues across a substantial proportion of the school or sixth-form college site. Buildings are prioritised according to their condition.

The government has committed to expanding the programme by a further 250 schools and sixth-form colleges.

This guidance sets out:

• how responsible bodies can nominate schools and sixth-form colleges for consideration
• how to register for and use the online portal
• what information to submit in a nomination

Responsible bodies are those responsible for school and sixth-form college buildings, including:

• academy trusts
• local authorities
• governing bodies
• voluntary aided (VA) school bodies acting on the governing body’s behalf

The school rebuilding programme page provides information on:

• previous prioritisation rounds
• the types of schools and sixth-form colleges that can be considered, which are the same as for previous rounds
• the methodology for prioritising schools in previous rounds

What the programme covers

This programme is for schools and sixth-form colleges in England with buildings in very poor condition which need to be refurbished or rebuilt. These buildings will be referred to as blocks, as they are in your Condition Data Collection (CDC) 2 report.

There are a very small number of schools and sixth-form colleges without finalised CDC2 reports. Contact us if this relates to a school or sixth-form college you wish to nominate. 

There are a limited number of places available in the programme and priority will be given to those with the most severe condition issues and need. If you choose to nominate a school or sixth-form college, you will be asked to identify all blocks that you consider have rebuilding or significant refurbishment need.

Nominating a school or sixth-form college does not guarantee it will be included in the programme. We plan to confirm the successful nominations for the next round of the programme by spring 2027, as outlined in the 10-year infrastructure strategy.

We may include schools or sixth-form colleges in the programme for a small number of cases where the severe and urgent need for rebuilding is identified outside the processes set out in this guidance.

Qualifying criteria

Schools nominated for consideration in the programme must meet the definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need.

Definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need

All cases must show that rebuilding or significant refurbishment is the only long-term solution or represents the most efficient way of addressing the condition issues.

In priority order, we are looking for:

1. Extensive structural or building safety issues - this means blocks are not fit for use, or are likely to become unfit for use in the near future, because they pose a risk to users

2. Extensive, severe condition need - this means severe deterioration of elements of the key building fabric (such as external walls, roofs) or building services systems (such as mechanical, electrical systems) that are close to failure or have already failed

To meet extensive, severe condition need, schools and sixth-form colleges must be impacted in the majority of the area across the affected blocks in at least 3 of the 4 critical elements:

• external walls
• roofs
• mechanical systems
• electrical systems

If you do not meet this definition, school capital funding provides guidance on other funding routes.

Process for selection

Responsible body submits nomination

Responsible bodies can submit nominations for schools or sixth-form colleges that meet the definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need.

Responsible bodies must submit a nomination if they wish their school or sixth-form college to be considered for selection in 2026. Those that are not nominated will not be considered in this selection round.

The responsible body rather than individual school or sixth-form college must submit the information through the online portal. If you are a school or sixth-form college that would like to be considered, contact your responsible body.

Review of pupil capacity and local data

The Department for Education (DfE) has a duty to ensure the best investment for the limited number of schools and sixth-form colleges in the programme. We therefore expect responsible bodies to review pupil capacity and local planning area data, and to put forward nominations only where rebuilding or significant refurbishment offers a cost‑effective solution. As part of the assessment process, we undertake our own checks on:

• pupil numbers and capacity

• latest local plans, including:

  • planned housing developments
  • school openings, mergers and closures

Once rebuilding or significant refurbishment need has been confirmed, consideration will also be given to plans to combine capital projects, the use of additional funding streams, and, where it offers better value for money, moving site. This is to ensure that the school estate is being used efficiently and effectively.

We do not intend to approve projects for rebuilding or significant refurbishment in areas where there are:

• large surpluses of places
• pupils have reasonable access to alternative schools

We will review all available information before confirming provisional successful schools and sixth-form colleges.

Feasibility studies and timescale

If your nomination is successful, we will confirm the timescale to deliver the project with you. You will need to make provisions for estate maintenance, making sure the blocks remain safe and operational until the completion of the building project.

If your nomination is successful, feasibility studies will be undertaken to determine the blocks in the scope of the project. This is based on their assessed condition need. It is not guaranteed that every block you nominate will be included.

All successful nominations will be assessed for the need for:

• inclusion bases
• school-based nurseries (SBNs)
• Best Start in Life (BSilL) Family Hubs

How to nominate a school

Responsible bodies should nominate the schools or sixth form colleges they would like to be considered through the online portal. The online portal will be live from the morning of Thursday 12 February 2026.

Responsible bodies should list all the blocks they believe meet the rebuilding or significant refurbishment definition based on CDC2 surveys, or other professional evidence. 

As CDC2 data results from a visual, non-intrusive survey, it does not typically capture structural or safety issues. If you are submitting blocks with extensive structural or safety issues, you must provide additional professional evidence via the online portal.

We will use CDC2 data to prioritise blocks with extensive, severe condition need for assessment and site visits. You should submit additional professional evidence if there are extensive severe condition issues not captured in CDC2 data, for example, if:

• the condition has deteriorated since your CDC2 report was issued
• the CDC2 report does not cover a condition in detail

You must provide professional evidence from within the last 3 years to demonstrate the severity of need.

Further information is available in condition issues.

Size of project

Current school rebuilding programme projects are large in scale, addressing extensive issues across a substantial proportion of the school or sixth-form college site. Projects often cover at least 1200m², or a majority of the school or sixth-form college site. This won’t always apply to small primaries or large all-through and secondary schools.

For this round, we will continue to select sizeable projects that meet the definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need to ensure the best investment for the limited number of schools and sixth-form colleges in the programme.

All blocks that are nominated for consideration must currently be in use by the school or sixth-form college, unless already forced out of use due to their condition, and still be required to deliver the curriculum.

Interaction with other capital programmes or works

To make the best use of funding, we will consider possible impacts on the need for rebuilding or significant refurbishment if there are:

• existing applications for other funding programmes
• committed plans for significant capital works

• other sources of funding that should address the issues raised, for example:

  • insurance
  • risk protection arrangement (RPA)
  • private finance initiative (PFI) contract

If you have already applied for the condition improvement fund (CIF) for a block that you are nominating for inclusion in the school rebuilding programme, we will consider the outcome of the CIF application when reviewing the school rebuilding programme nomination.

If your school or sixth-form college is prioritised for the school rebuilding programme, we will:

• look at any future CIF projects to ensure that they provide the best value considering the planned rebuilding or significant refurbishment works
• discuss with you how any CIF works overlap with those planned under the school rebuilding programme and the urgency of the condition issue that would be addressed using CIF funding

Timeline

You have 10 weeks to nominate schools for the programme. The portal will close for nominations at midday on Thursday 23 April 2026.

Schools and sixth-form colleges that are not nominated through the portal by the deadline will not be considered for prioritisation in this round of programme selection. It is your responsibility to ensure that any information saved on the online portal is submitted by the deadline.

Check that you have received the ‘nomination submitted’ notification. Email school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk before the deadline if there is a problem.

We will review all nominations and supplementary evidence and may contact you to:

• ask for additional information
• arrange a site visit
• provide further information to support a site visit or help us understand if there are any site constraints or potential deliverability issues

A site visit does not guarantee that the school or sixth-form blocks will be included in the programme.

Condition issues

Considerations when nominating blocks

We are expecting to receive a significant number of nominations. Schools and sixth-form colleges will only be selected if they meet the definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need.

When deciding which parts of the school or sixth-form college blocks to nominate, you should consider whether a block requires rebuilding or significant refurbishment rather than remediation or maintenance.

This section contains examples of some factors that may influence this. But this is not an exhaustive list.

Post-war system builds

Following World War 2 there was a rapid expansion of the school estate to accommodate an increased school-age population. Due to budget constraints and material shortages, several new construction techniques and products were developed. These new designs were brought to market by a range of manufacturers and are commonly referred to as ‘post-war system builds’.

The presence of a post‑war system build does not, in itself, indicate that a block is in poor condition or needs rebuilding or significant refurbishment.

The deterioration of post-war system buildings will differ due to a range of factors, including:

• age
• location
• maintenance history

The school rebuilding programme prioritises buildings with extensive structural or safety issues, or extensive, severe condition need.  Our assessments are based on case-by-case evidence rather than targeting specific system or construction types.

Professional evidence should focus on:

• the construction methods used
• the condition of the materials
• whether the condition means localised repairs are impractical or cost and time prohibitive

Previously we prioritised Laingspan and Intergrid blocks for replacement. Our records suggest all these building types were included in previous rounds of the school rebuilding programme. If you believe you have a block constructed using Laingspan or Intergrid, this should be clearly identified in the professional evidence submitted.

Structural elements

If structural elements (for example, beams, columns, floors, roofs and load-bearing walls) are in poor condition, they may have reduced capacity to transfer loads from the superstructure to the building’s foundations. In extreme cases, this may lead to concerns about structural safety.

Deterioration of structural elements can be caused by several factors, including:

• exposure to the external environment, for example, water ingress or temperature variation
• material characteristics and deterioration
• maintenance history
• damage from ground movement

In many cases, repairs can be made to elements that have deteriorated or corroded, or they can be replaced. If deterioration is advanced, rebuilding or significant refurbishment may be required.

Evidence for these issues should follow the guidance given in structural assessments and investigations.

External walls and cladding

Issues affecting external walls and cladding will be considered as ‘extensive severe condition need’ where there is severe deterioration impacting a majority of the affected block or blocks. When assessed as extensive severe condition need, they will be considered in conjunction with other condition issues as described in the definitions.

Professional evidence should clearly state if the external cladding is thought to contribute to the horizontal structural stability of a block in steel, concrete or timber-framed construction. In these cases, it should be treated as an extensive structural issue.

Internal non-structural partitions, ceilings and finishes

Issues affecting non-structural finishes, such as ceilings, partitions and floor coverings will not usually be considered for inclusion in the school rebuilding programme. Generally, these issues do not need rebuilding or significant refurbishment. They should be dealt with through alternative funding routes as they could be repaired locally.

If, in the opinion of a qualified building professional, issues affecting non-structural items present a building safety issue, this should be clearly evidenced. The evidence will need to demonstrate how the issue cannot be addressed by other means.

Building services systems (mechanical and electrical systems)

Issues affecting building services systems (such as heating, hot and cold-water supplies, above ground drainage, ventilation, and electrical and gas installations) are generally considered as ‘extensive, severe condition need’.

Systems should have failed, or be close to failure, and be impacting a majority of the affected block or blocks.

When assessed as extensive severe condition need, they will be considered in conjunction with other condition issues as described in the definitions.

For building services issues to be treated as extensive safety issues, professional evidence must demonstrate that the issues have led to the block not being fit for use, or that it’s likely to become unfit for use in the near future, and rebuilding or significant refurbishment are the only long-term solutions.

Asbestos

Asbestos management in schools, sixth-form colleges and other buildings is regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). We follow their expert advice that provided asbestos-containing materials are in good condition, and unlikely to be disturbed, it is generally safest to manage them in place.

DfE provides guidance on managing asbestos in your school or college. 

Further advice from HSE is available: 

• duty to manage asbestos in buildings 
• asbestos management checklist for schools

We will consider asbestos cases for inclusion in the school rebuilding programme where it represents an extensive safety issue.

For example:

• if asbestos has recently been the direct cause, or an associated cause, of a block (or part-block) closure due to an increase in risk of exposure, for example:

  • asbestos has been exposed by accident
  • asbestos is contained in areas that are deteriorated

• the condition of asbestos means that the block (or part-block) is at an imminent or urgent risk of being taken out of use without remedial action

Fire risk

Fire risk issues alone won’t generally meet our definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need.

Building work at all schools and sixth-form colleges must comply with building regulations enforced by local building-control bodies. Building Regulations Part B cover fire safety.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, schools and sixth-form colleges are required to undertake risk assessments to identify the general fire precautions needed to safeguard the safety of occupants in case of fire, including their safe means of escape. Refer to the guidance on doing a fire safety risk assessment for educational premises.

We will consider cases for inclusion for the school rebuilding programme where there is evidence that rebuilding or significant refurbishment is the only long-term solution to delivering mitigation measures in the fire risk assessment. Professional evidence should show that, without these mitigations, an area is not fit for use, or is likely to become unfit for use in the near future, because it poses a risk to users.

Flood risk

We don’t consider the risk of flooding to meet our definition of rebuilding or significant refurbishment need in the majority of cases.

Where mitigations to prevent or reduce the risk of flooding can be implemented, we expect these to be carried out by responsible bodies, or as part of community-wide mitigations by other third parties.

Where mitigations can’t be put in place, rebuilding or significant refurbishment isn’t always the best option. We’d expect the local authority to support the protection of the school or sixth-form college.

We will only consider rebuilding or significantly refurbishing schools or sixth-form colleges at risk of flooding if:

• a flood risk assessment identifies a significant risk that results in closure or a potential risk to life, and
• relocation is the only option, and
• an alternative site has been secured and will be provided as part of the rebuilding or significant refurbishment

The costs associated with rectifying any damage caused by flooding events might be covered by insurance or RPA. However, if other capital funding does not cover this, and the damage from flooding is so severe and extensive that rebuilding or significant refurbishment is the only option, we will consider schools and sixth-form colleges for inclusion in the programme as part of this nomination process. The risk of future flooding and mitigations in place will form part of the consideration.

Ground conditions

Ground movements and subsidence may result in cracking to structural elements and finishes or decoration. If a qualified building professional identifies structural issues resulting from ground movement, evidence should demonstrate the issues are widespread enough to warrant rebuilding or significant refurbishment as opposed to localised remediation.

If a qualified professional report states that ground contamination is affecting the building structure or is harmful to students, evidence should indicate how rebuilding or significant refurbishment is the only way to address the issues raised.

Temporary buildings

Temporary buildings, for example, relocatable mobiles and modular buildings, are often much smaller in size than permanent buildings. It is unlikely that temporary buildings alone will be classed as a sizeable project.

We will consider blocks of this type, which are required to deliver the curriculum and are in poor condition, alongside other school and sixth-form college blocks with severe condition need.

Navigating the nomination portal

Making a nomination

Responsible bodies must use the online portal to nominate schools or sixth-form colleges for consideration in the next round of the school rebuilding programme.

System requirements

Use the latest version of the Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome internet browser to access the portal.

Do not use Microsoft Internet Explorer as the portal will not function correctly with this browser.

Completing the portal information

The information in the nomination portal must be entered by the responsible body.

The lead of the responsible body must ensure that an appropriate representative completes the nomination.

Before an application is submitted, the following people should be made aware of the nomination:

• the freeholder of the land (if different from the responsible body, as may be the case for a diocese)
• the headteacher
• the governing body

In some instances, there may be more than one responsible body. For example, for voluntary aided (VA) schools, either the diocese or the governing body could be the responsible body:

• for church VA schools, we’d expect the diocese to make the nomination
• for non-church VA schools, we’d expect the governing body to nominate the school

If you have questions about this, email school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk.  

Only one responsible body may submit a nomination for a school or sixth-form college.

Registration and verification

If you have an existing capital portal account (for example, for the capital spend survey or the previous round of the school rebuilding programme), you can use your existing username and password to enter the portal.

If you are a new user, you can register through the online portal.   

You will be asked to enter your:

• name
• email address
• job title

Once these details are verified, you will receive an email with your log-in details.

Verification can take up to 24 hours. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, email school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk for support.

Multiple members of the same responsible body can register to use the portal. But only one nomination can be created for each school.

You will be asked to provide additional information to identify your responsible body. If you are a:

• local authority, you will need your local authority establishment number  
• multi-academy trust, or a single academy trust, you will need your Companies House number - you should delete the first 0 before entering the number
• diocese, you will need to identify which diocese you are representing
• governor, or representing a school, you will need the school or sixth-form college’s unique reference number (URN)

Check the ‘Confirm’ button if the details are correct. Complete the requested information on the ‘Register’ screen.

If all details are correct, click the ‘Submit’ button. You will then receive an email confirming that your registration is complete.

If your details are incorrect, follow the instructions on the screen to make corrections.

Nominating schools and sixth-form colleges

On the opening screen, select the school or sixth-form college that you are nominating from the list, or by using the search bar.

As you work through the questions, the details of the nominated school or sixth-form college will remain visible on the right-hand side of your screen.

Repeat the following steps for each nominated school and sixth-form college.

Once you have selected a school or sixth-form college, you will be presented with a set of questions to answer and information to confirm.

1. Check details

You will be asked to confirm details about the school or sixth-form college. This is information we access from get information about schools (GIAS).

If any of the details are incorrect, correct the information on GIAS using the GIAS help page.

If you have found some of the details to be incorrect, you are still able to progress with the nomination. Select ‘no’ as your response at the bottom of the page and you will be able to continue with the online forms.

Amendments made through GIAS may take time to appear on the nomination service, but you can still complete your nomination.

You will be asked to confirm your understanding of the process, and whether you would like to nominate the school for the school rebuilding programme.

2. Nominate blocks

Tell us about all the blocks you believe meet the rebuilding or significant refurbishment definition based on CDC2 surveys or other professional evidence. 

To identify the blocks, refer to the CDC2 report and site plan to select the correct block codes. Follow the link on the right-hand side of the page and follow the instructions to access your CDC2 report and site plan. If you do not have a CDC2 report, or it is not displayed, email school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk.

Check the building age, GIFA and the construction type that relates to the chosen block or blocks. If you do not agree with these details, you can amend them, but amendments are only stored for the school rebuilding programme nomination. For queries related to CDC2 reports, email DFE.CDCPROGRAMME@education.gov.uk.

Once the information has been confirmed, continue to the next section.

3. Identify additional capital projects

Tell us if there are:

• any other capital works across the site that have taken place since your school was visited for CDC2
• any projects planned
• any applications pending

If there are other capital projects, provide a brief description of:

• the previous or proposed works, or funding applications
• the status of any works, their current stage of implementation and timescales

• their estimated value, including details of any additional funding contributions, such as: 

  • S106 funding
  • contributions from developers
  • receipts from disposals of school land as a result of site consolidation

The availability of additional funding will not be considered as part of the assessment process at this stage. However, this information will help us to understand if there are any wider benefits which could be realised, or delivery implications, if there are more schools which need rebuilding than places available.

4. Confirm building information

Confirm whether you are ready to submit, or whether you would like to provide professional evidence of an extensive structural or safety issue or an extensive, severe condition issue that is not captured in CDC2. You can provide this evidence for some or all of your chosen blocks.

If you do not want to provide additional professional evidence, select the first option to submit your nomination. This means your nomination will be prioritised for site visits using CDC2 data held by DfE.

Select the second option if you want to provide professional evidence for any of your chosen blocks.

The professional evidence for your chosen blocks must show:

• ‘extensive structural or safety issues’, as defined in the guidance, or
• ‘extensive, severe condition need], as defined the guidance, that is not captured by CDC2 data - for example, if the condition has deteriorated since your CDC2 report, or if your CDC2 report does not cover a condition

You must confirm that you have read the guidance and meet the criteria before you can submit your nomination.

5. Upload professional evidence

You must provide professional evidence to support a nomination for an extensive safety or structural issue. Safety or structural nominations without supporting evidence will not be considered.

You can provide professional evidence to support an ‘extensive severe condition need’ nomination, if you feel this is not captured sufficiently in your CDC2 report. This may be because:

• the condition of some elements has deteriorated since your CDC2 report was issued, or
• the CDC2 report does not cover a condition issue in detail

Severe condition need nominations without supporting evidence will be prioritised for site visits using CDC2 data that the department holds.

All professional evidence should be authored by a suitably qualified building professional. This means an individual who is a registered or chartered member of an appropriate professional body, for example,

• Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Their qualification must be relevant to the issues being discussed. The reports must contain a clear explanation of the issues and their extent in sufficient detail to demonstrate that rebuilding or significant refurbishment is the only long-term solution or represents the most efficient way of returning a block to good condition.

For reports relating to structural need, refer to structural assessments and investigations guidance.

Where possible, reports should include:

• a floor plan of the relevant block or blocks
• an aerial view of the relevant block or blocks
• photographic evidence of the structural, safety or condition issue showing localised detail and evidence of the wider context and extent of the issue

Any surveys should have been completed within the last 3 years.

Professional evidence will be used by our assessors to select successful nominations. We retain the right to reject low quality or outdated evidence. This includes:

• blurred photos
• evidence that is not clearly labelled
• reports that do not make recommendations or draw clear conclusions
• reports that only recommend further investigative works be carried out
• reports that do not clearly demonstrate the severity and extent of the relevant issues
• historic evidence with no supporting risk assessment identifying future risk

When uploading each piece of professional evidence, you will be asked to:

• select the affected blocks (using CDC2 references) from a drop-down menu
• select the type of evidence you are uploading from a drop-down menu
• select the type of issue from a drop-down menu - select all that apply (If both extensive structural and safety issues, and extensive, severe condition need are selected, extensive structural and safety issues will be prioritised.)
• provide an appropriate filename - for example, ”Name of School – CDC2 Block Reference – Type of Issue”

The file limit is 20MB. Convert files to PDF format where possible.

The following file types can be accepted by the portal.

Extension	Document type
.doc	Microsoft Word
.docx	Microsoft Word (OpenXML)
.jpeg and .jpg	JPEG images
.ods	OpenDocument spreadsheet document
.pdf	Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
.ppt	Microsoft PowerPoint
.pptx	Microsoft PowerPoint (OpenXML)
.xls and .csv	Microsoft Excel and comma separated
.xlsx	Microsoft Excel (OpenXML)
.xlsm	Excel macro-enabled workbook (code)

6. Submit your nomination

Make sure you:

• include an email address for the lead contact for correspondence
• check the contact details held on the portal are correct
• provide an email address for the lead individual of the responsible body for verification purposes

Before submitting, you must confirm that:

• the information that you have entered is correct to the best of your knowledge
• all parties with a freehold or leasehold interest in the school or sixth-form college site are aware of the information you are submitting and have confirmed their support in principle for the application
• you have the permission of the responsible body lead, for example the Chief Executive Officer of the trust, or Director of Children’s Services   
• you have made the headteacher and governing body of the school or sixth-form college aware

You will not be able to submit your nomination until you have completed these declarations and confirmed that you have read the nomination guidance and understand the next steps should your school be confirmed as part of the programme.

The lead individual of the responsible body will then receive an email to make them aware of this application to the school rebuilding programme.

7. Consideration of your nomination

Once submitted, the status of the nomination will read ‘under consideration’ on the portal landing page.

The school rebuilding programme team will review the information provided.

You may be contacted to arrange a site visit. This does not guarantee that your school or sixth-form colleges or blocks will be included in the programme.

Estate management

Safe, well-maintained schools and sixth-form colleges are vital in helping teachers provide high-quality education, so that pupils gain the knowledge, skills and qualifications they need.

Responsible bodies are primarily responsible for the condition of their estate. They decide how and where funding is spent, in line with the conditions of each funding stream.

Responsible bodies should effectively manage their estate, ensuring that buildings remain safe to use at all times. This includes during the nomination period for the school rebuilding programme, and if the school or sixth-form college is selected onto the programme.

We publish several resources to support responsible bodies in carrying out their role and meeting their legal duties. These include:

• school estate management standards, which set out the practices and process required to effectively manage the school estate
• good estate management for schools (GEMS), which sets out advice, standards and tools which responsible bodies should use to manage their school estate effectively
• managing older buildings, which gives guidance on the types of construction commonly found in the school estate (It can help building users, owners and maintenance staff to identify building systems and help prioritise future maintenance and repair of the buildings.)
• managing asbestos in your school or college, which sets out advice, support, and resources to help responsible bodies manage asbestos in schools and sixth-form colleges, and comply with legal duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 
• concrete cladding - monitoring building condition, which provides guidance on managing concrete cladding.
• the academy trust handbook for academy trusts, which includes a section on trust responsibilities in managing their school estate

Get help

If you need any help with the online portal, or the process for nominating schools and sixth-form colleges, and cannot find answers in the guidance, email school.rebuilding@education.gov.uk. We aim to respond within 5 working days.

If there is an immediate health and safety concern that risks imminent closure, and the responsible body is unable to address these independently, contact us immediately by email Complex.PROJECTS@education.gov.uk.

For any other enquiries relating to the school rebuilding programme, contact the Department for Education (DfE).