Information and advice to help further education (FE) and sixth-form colleges manage their estates, including buildings and land.
Who should read this guide
You will find this manual guide useful if you have responsibility for managing the estate of a further education (FE) or sixth-form college.
This includes:
- owners, senior leaders and governors
- those with responsibility for the day-to-day running of the FE college estate
We have a dedicated email address ep.guide@education.gov.uk for any comments or questions.
The Department for Education is not liable for any damages caused by using this guidance. It does not constitute legal or any other form of professional advice and should not be relied upon as such. Always consult a professional adviser.
This guidance is not a complete account of the law in this area.
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The processes and documents you need to understand your estate.
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Advice and guidance on what you should do when buying, selling and leasing property.
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Things to consider and ways to maximise the performance of your estate.
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How to approach the development and testing of your estates strategy.
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Tools to help further education providers manage their estates.
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How BHASVIC modernised its estate to work towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.
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How Trafford College Group’s transformational estates strategy is contributing to the successful recovery of Stockport College.
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How Reaseheath College modernised its training through an innovative approach to estates management.