The Department for Education (DfE) has opened applications for the School-based Nursery (SBN) Capital Grant, a funding programme designed to help primary schools and maintained nursery schools expand or create new nursery places. Backed by £45 million, this phase of funding will support at least 300 new or expanded school-based nurseries for the 2026–27 academic year.
Read MoreWe’re proud to support Active Together’s Young People Hardship Fund, which provides grants to enable students to access sport and physical activity. By championing initiatives that foster healthy lifestyles both within and outside the school environment, we aim to give every child the opportunity to learn a life skill such as swimming and develop a healthy mind and body.
Read MoreThe government has announced a £740 million fund to help mainstream schools adapt so that they can provide places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The initiative aims to alleviate the overwhelming demand for places in state special schools by enabling more children with SEND to stay in mainstream schools closer to home.
Read MoreLast month the government launched the School-Based Nursery Capital Grant which is a one-time grant available for eligible state-funded primary schools. Schools can bid for up to £150,000 of funding to use solely for capital expenditure, to convert surplus space within a school building so that it is suitable for nursery provision, from a total funding pot of £15 million.
Read MoreThe latest round of the Condition Improvement Fund for 2025-2026 is now open, offering schools, academies and colleges the opportunity to obtain important funding for building improvements.
Read MoreIf you are an expanding school looking to develop a new sports hall, Surveyors to Education has the expertise to help. We offer a cost-effective end-to-end service, delivering high quality sports facilities to improve your pupils’ environment fast.
Read MoreThe latest Spring Budget shows a relatively unchanged financial landscape with little change to public spending levels. Despite the spotlight on safety concerns surrounding the school estate, following school closures over Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), budget documents reveal a reduction in this year’s capital spending.
Read MoreSurveyors to Education are delighted to be exhibiting at the CST Trust Finance and Operations Conference in Birmingham on Tuesday 6 February. We invite trust leaders and those involved in managing school estates to visit us on stand 11 and learn how we can assist your school or multi-academy trust.
Read MoreA recent evaluation by the Department for Education of the Capital Advisers Programme, has provided important insights into the state of school buildings in the education sector.
Read MoreThe Autumn Statement revealed higher-than-expected tax revenues, caused mainly by inflation pushing more people into higher tax thresholds, and provided the government with an unexpected 'windfall' as termed by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Read MoreThe Government has set out it’s spending measures in the Spring Budget. Whilst there were a number of commitments targeted specifically at education, the lack of any new funding for schools has left many dissapointed that more is not being done to tackle the pressures on schools.
Read MoreSupport to reduce school energy bills is to be scaled back – but other Government help remains available for those who put in a winning bid.
Read MoreHundreds of schools and academies have won funding in the Government’s flagship rebuilding scheme.
Read MoreDevolved Formula Capital (DFC) is allocated for individual schools and other eligible institutions to spend on capital projects that meet their own priorities.
Read MoreSchools and colleges are to receive £500 million of extra capital funding to improve energy efficiency, the Government has announced.
Read MoreSchools will receive an extra £2.3 billion in each of the next two years, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Autumn Statement, in what he called a “thank you” for the sector’s “brilliant work”.
Read MoreApplications are open for the latest round of T Level capital funding – a funding stream specifically for post-16 institutions that missed out on extra cash for education in the Autumn Statement.
Read MoreWe have produced a ebook guide on how to decarbonise your school estate which looks at the many ways academies and MATs can help protect the environment and help fight climate change by finding renewable and cost-effective solutions to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
Read MoreSince the Government launched T Levels in 2020, more than £300 million has been made available for providers to deliver their courses and make necessary improvements to their estates.
Read MoreFunding up to £405 million has been awarded to 62 further education colleges across England via the Further Education Capital Transformation Programme (FECTP).
Read More“Over the last 9 years, S2e have done an outstanding job in securing us CIF funding to really transform our school. We could not have done this without their expertise and support over the years. They are a true partner dedicated to our success story.”
S2e’s expertise and dedication in constructing our new STEM building were outstanding. Their ability to navigate challenges and deliver a top-quality educational facility reflects their commitment to excellence. We are immensely grateful for their contribution.
“The addition of this versatile and exciting facility to Martin High School has created greater opportunities to enhance health and well being for pupils and staff. It has also created a fantastic facility for the community, serving as a dedicated venue to optimise the sports offerings for individuals of all ages in the locality.
“Surveyors to Education (S2e) are nothing short of amazing! They are very supportive; they communicate consistently well and remove a lot of the stress of managing a big project. They have been both the designer and the school’s representative through the process and they really want to ensure we understand what is going on at each step of the process.”
The Department for Education (DfE) has opened applications for the School-based Nursery (SBN) Capital Grant, a funding programme designed to help primary schools and maintained nursery schools expand or create new nursery places. Backed by £45 million, this phase of funding will support at least 300 new or expanded school-based nurseries for the 2026–27 academic year.
Maintaining a school estate means keeping a close eye on hard-to-reach assets like roofs, chimneys and gutters. Drone surveys for your school estate provide a safe, detailed and cost-effective way to spot issues early, avoid unnecessary disruption, and plan maintenance with confidence.
The 2025–26 School Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) results reveal new challenges for capital maintenance funding. Our latest analysis explores key trends — from rising project costs and regional disparities to the growing misalignment between funding and condition need — and considers what might change as the Department for Education reviews the future of the current model.
S2e was appointed to deliver the Simon Cole Sports Centre — a £4.1 million sports hall and classroom project at Manor High School. Designed to support a 200-student intake increase and enable full GCSE PE curriculum delivery, the facility also incorporates Net Zero technologies and provides lasting value to the wider community through out-of-hours use.
