Benefits of masterplanning the school campus

  • Creates a better facility for children’s educational experience.

  • Donors and benefactors see a co-ordinated and logical ten-year plan with milestones, KPI’s and an ultimate target.

  • Provides help with strategic order of priority – score importance/timing of each new facility.

  • A structured plan identifies finance requirements – no surprises, transparently managed projects delivered on time, on budget.

  • Excellent for student, parent and teacher morale – all are empowered to help achieve an amazing goal – a professionally planned and equipped school campus for students and teachers to flourish!

Campus checklist top 10

Academic spaces, music art and drama, sports facilities, student/staff/parent social areas, catering, office, estates department, boarding facilities, parking, traffic and pedestrian management.

  1. What facilities does the school need to improve or acquire immediately and over the next ten years – how and by whom are needs identified and prioritised?

  2. Is there a funded Masterplan in place – is it still relevant?

  3. Grounds and staff accommodation audit – could the layouts be better – micro and macro

  4. Enabling income – Identify potential development sites for both school buildings and potential residential plots to be sold.

  5. Immediate surrounding land survey to identify possible acquisition or rental if needed.

  6. Local Authority relationship – include the school in the Local Plan, getting Planners onside and establishing the school as part of the wider community.

  7. Communicate regularly with neighbours – foster respect not conflict.

  8. Connect with Property Services team at Department for Education for practical support.

  9. Anonymous Survey of teachers, parents and students – how would they improve the campus

  10. Identify the decision-making process currently in place for new facilities – who is or should be involved – how is each decision validated and tested?

As your Client Representative, we can manage the whole school property process and get optimum value from any professional team on your behalf.

As your Client Representative, we will co-ordinate, motivate and test architects, planners and building contractors from initial concept to completion, to deliver against agreed KPI’s with regular accountability and reporting on progress and budget.