Guidance

Employer's requirements part C: school-specific brief template

School-specific brief template and annexes.

From:
Department for Education
Published
11 June 2019
Last updated
18 December 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Part C: school-specific brief template (mainstream schools)

MS Word Document, 462 KB

Part C: school-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)

MS Word Document, 461 KB

Annex SS1: schedule of accommodation (SoA) and area data sheet (ADS) template for any school

4.02 MB

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Annex SS2: refurbishment scope of works template

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 132 KB

Annex SS3: legacy group 2 furniture and equipment schedule

MS Word Document, 181 KB

Annex SS4: legacy group 3 furniture and equipment schedule

MS Word Document, 184 KB

Annex SS5: school-specific ICT equipment template

MS Word Document, 137 KB

Annex SS6: sustainable estate strategy

MS Word Document, 2.05 MB

Annex SS7: adjacency diagrams

MS Word Document, 3.58 MB

Details

The templates provide the necessary context and prompts to develop a school specific brief for:

  • mainstream schools
  • special schools and alternative provision

This documentation should be read in conjunction with:

These documents form the employer’s requirements for the DfE construction framework 2021 and the offsite schools framework: modern methods of construction (MMC1). Part B and part C capture the school output specification.

For use by:

  • contractors
  • technical professionals
  • suppliers
  • schools
  • academies
  • local authorities
  • dioceses

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Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 18 December 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated 'Part C: school-specific brief template (mainstream schools)', 'Part C: school-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)', 'Annex SS1: schedule of accommodation (SoA) and area data sheet (ADS) template for any school' and 'Annex SS5: school-specific ICT equipment template'.

  2. Replaced the following with updated versions: Part C: School-specific brief template (mainstream schools) Part C: School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision) Annex SS2: Refurbishment scope of works template Annex SS6: Sustainable estate strategy

  3. We have updated the 'Part C: School-specific brief template (mainstream schools)' and 'Part C: School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)'.

  4. Document control pages corrected and file names adjusted to align with ISO 19650-2 NA.

  5. Documents reviewed, re-structured and revised for the CF21 and MMC Frameworks.

  6. Updated 'Annex SS1: Schedule of Accommodation (SoA) and Area Data Sheet (ADS) template'.

  7. Updated ‘School-specific brief template (mainstream schools)’ and ‘School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)’. Added MMC1 school specific brief templates for off-site school frameworks.

  8. First published.

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