School Condition Allocation (SCA)

For Multi Academy Trusts of 5 or more Schools with over 3000 pupils in receipt of the School Condition Allocation funding it is important to ensure diligent use of funds, best value for money, and prioritised delivery of quality works where most needed across your Estate.

Whether you are a new MAT or have been managing works via an established programme for some time, Ashley Consultants can support you to ensure your funds are strategically deployed, prioritising estate condition and expansion requirements in line with your curriculum needs, visions, and aspirations.

Ashley Consultants’ highly qualified and experienced team can provide a fully managed strategic programme in line with a GEMS (Good Estates Management Guidelines) approach, ensuring your property condition and maintenance needs as well as longer term expansion strategy are maximised. We can work with your estates team to establish:

• An up-to-date condition assessment of your buildings throughout the Trust Estate.
• A prioritised and costed property maintenance programme, reviewed annually to ensure continued relevance and cost accuracy.
• Comprehensive contract administration of works, ensuring continued quality and value for money, maximising budgets.
• Advice on additional sources of funding where applicable.
• Provision of specialist survey and assessment such as energy efficiency, fire and safeguarding.

Ashley Consultants can provide you with the complete understanding of your schools urgent, medium, and long-term condition and maintenance needs against your aspirations and curriculum needs for existing and new facilities and accommodation.