“I particularly like working with S2e because they are so open and willing to listen. We are on a premises journey together.”
Read MoreThe 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.
