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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (4)
Part Four: Utilisation Rates In the last MabelPost , we identified that we can use curriculum planning to determine an appropriate number...
Jul 19, 2024
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The Longest Note of Caution in History?
MP Gerald Kaufman famously labelled the 1983 Labour General Election Manifesto "The longest suicide note in history." The 39-page booklet...
Jul 5, 2024
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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (3)
Part Three: Gross Internal Floor Area and Utilisation Part Two of this series  discussed the requirement for efficiency. However, before...
Jun 4, 2024
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Are we there yet? The Status of DfE's 16 FE College Projects
Over three years after the Department for Education (DfE) announced that it would deliver construction projects for 16 Further Education...
May 31, 2024
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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (2)
Part Two: Why we must be efficient Part One of this series discussed "modelling the ideal." This means identifying the optimum quantities...
May 6, 2024
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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (1)
Part One: Introduction Welcome to our guidance on managing floor space in Further Education Colleges and Universities. Here, we'll share...
Apr 5, 2024
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101 Tonnes of Carbon Saved by FE College
Edinburgh College Cuts Carbon The Facilities Management Journal reports Edinburgh College is undertaking a significant heat...
Apr 5, 2024
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School Wars 2025 - A New Hope?
Anakin Skywalker, Princess Leia, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are the heroes in this remake of Star Wars:...
Mar 15, 2024
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Why UK Governments Don't Invest in Infrastructure and the Built Environment - and How to Fix This
This week, the response from both the education and construction sectors was that the 2024 Budget had done little to help them. Amongst...
Mar 8, 2024
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Transforming Victoria: A Makeover Story at Blackburn College
In April 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) announced it would collaborate with 16 colleges to address their estate issues. These...
Jan 26, 2024
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RAAC Schools more than quadruple
The Numbers are 'RAACing' Up... (sorry about that) Predictably, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a little like early...
Dec 15, 2023
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The stories behind the prizes at Education Estates
Last month, we saw the Education Estates (EE) annual conference in Manchester. Over the last ten years, 'EE' has become a date in many...
Nov 3, 2023
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The Case for a National Social Infrastructure Authority
Last week the National Audit Office published two reports: The Condition of school buildings as well as a Department for Education:...
Jul 7, 2023
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The smart HE campus (and the closed FE campus)
The smart campus... "The pandemic changed the whole concept of the campus. From being a physical hub for staff and students, the campus...
May 12, 2023
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Do the Government's Ideas Add Up?
The DfE Loans Scheme is a Short Term Sticking Plaster Last year's ONS reclassification of FE Colleges as 'public sector' will have many...
Apr 28, 2023
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AUDE Awards and Government Guidance
Possibly the AUDE awards (but then possibly not). A closer look at the AUDE Awards The Association of Universities Directors of Estates...
Apr 21, 2023
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Big Sustainability Contract Announced Plus... Let's Fix Further and Higher Ed!
DfE announces £3.9 million sustainability contract The Department for Education (DfE) is proposing to task a consultant organisation to...
Apr 14, 2023
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Floor Plans are Imagined Future Learning Spaces.
Flipping and Blending Teaching. Both financial and environmental sustainability demand that new buildings should last at least 50-60...
Apr 7, 2023
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