Better estates. Better places to learn.
Senior estates and facilities expertise for schools and academy trusts — from GEMS, compliance and FM through procurement, capital projects and major estate change. One point of contact, from the first conversation through to handover.
Estate expertise, from boardroom to building.
Understand the issue, make the right decision, then deliver it properly. Each service stands alone or forms part of a wider programme of support.
Strategy & Assurance
Onboarding New Schools
Practical due diligence and integration support for academy conversions, transfers and schools joining a trust.
Explore serviceCentral Services Review
An independent review of central business support services, structure, effectiveness, cost and alignment across the trust.
Explore serviceGood Estate Management for Schools (GEMS) Support
Structured support to strengthen estate strategy, compliance, maintenance, sustainability and long-term planning.
Explore servicePFI Expiry
Support for handback, condition, service continuity and the future operating model as long-term PFI contracts approach expiry.
Explore serviceEstates & Facilities
Facilities Management
FM strategy and operating-model support covering maintenance, service delivery, compliance and value for money.
Explore serviceHealth and Safety
Independent audits, inspections, fire risk assessment, training and practical health and safety improvement planning.
Explore serviceProcurement Support
Independent procurement support from stakeholder requirements and specification through tender, award and mobilisation.
Explore serviceEnergy Consultation
Independent energy procurement and contract support, including requirements, tendering, billing and supplier management.
Explore serviceAdvisory on Estates Executive Leadership
Senior estates leadership support for independent schools and smaller trusts that need strategic capacity without a full-time appointment.
Explore serviceCapital & Projects
Capital Projects Management
Client-side project management for school refurbishments and capital schemes, from feasibility through handover.
Explore serviceSchool Rebuilding Programme Consultancy
Client-side support for DfE-led rebuilding programmes, coordinating the school or trust position with technical advisers, designers and contractors.
Explore serviceFurniture & Design
Space planning, furniture selection and fit-out support for education environments from initial concept through installation.
Explore serviceReal projects. Visible outcomes.
Completed work says more than a list of services. A selection from the portfolio, photographed on site.
Help for Schools has played an integral role in overseeing and managing a £28 million project — the build of a new secondary school in central London.Declan Jones Principal, Borough Academy · See the project
Software from the same people.
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EstateProof FM Hub
Demo estate with seeded dataSenior estates experience, without the full-time overhead.
Help for Schools gives schools and multi-academy trusts access to director-level estates leadership when they need it: for a focused review, a single project, or ongoing executive support.
- Education-sector understandingAdvice shaped around how schools and trusts actually operate: term dates, governance, funding rounds and DfE expectations.
- Strategy and implementationSupport continues from the decision through to delivery and mobilisation, rather than stopping at a report.
- Independent perspectiveRecommendations are built around your organisation’s requirements and value for money, with no supplier ties.
Let’s talk about your estate.
Whether you are shaping a strategy, reviewing FM, planning a capital project or simply need experienced estates advice, start with the issue and we will work out the right support together.