Aims & Objectives
The Department for Education (DfE) has recently announced The School Estate Management Standards, described as an overarching principle to help schools manage their estates effectively.
The latest estates guidance, introduced April 2025 is to provide a clearer indication of Government approach to school estate management and recognition of the benefit of well maintained sites, delivered by good estates management.
The aim is: ‘to support all schools in a practical and non-judgemental way, to understand where to start, how to progress and prioritise, and how to make best use of expert advice.’
Practical Advice to Achieve best Practice
Developed in collaboration with schools and representative bodies, the standards offer practical advice on the basics of managing a school estate and how to progress to fully achieving effective practice.
The School Estate Management Standards offer a defined set of actions schools should take to manage their estates, signposting back to the existing, more expansive, Good Estate Management for Schools (GEMS) information and other existing guidance.
Guiding You Through the Process Every Step of the Way
Ashley Consultants will assist you through the whole process, providing you with our extensive experience from project conception to bid application and full project management on achieving funding. Ashley Consultants will provide:
