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Education Asset Management

About our service

Objective of the Service:

To facilitate the provision of sufficient and appropriate school sites, to oversee the condition, suitability and sufficiency of all school, assisting in drawing up of a strategic plan for North Somerset schools and operating through the priorities of the Asset Management Plan.

Functions of the service:

Development and review of the Asset Management Plan covering all Education land and building stock in North Somerset.

Planning, identifying funding sources for and implementation of the education capital and condition programme.

Supporting schools in developing their confidence in taking on an acceptable level of premises development and maintenance.

What we do:

Preparation of the Asset Management Plan (Condition, Suitability and Sufficiency).

Identifying priorities for the Education Capital Programme and appropriate funding sources.

Management of the annual Education Capital Programme, including briefing, budget management and school liaison. Capital programme works may typically include condition, basic need and improvements.

Development of a range of premises-related policies and strategies including disabled access, security, fire safety and asbestos.

Working with Diocesan Authorities and Voluntary Aided schools in premises matters.

Supporting schools in their own asset management including premises budget, planning and prioritisation and effective use of Seed Challenge and Devolved capital funding.

Responding to general site enquiries e.g. boundary ownerships, leases to and from others.

Procure the services needed to fulfil the LA's responsibilities to schools.

Manage the Asset Management Advisory Group.

Keep an up-to-date record of all premises issues on an Evolut1on database.

Who we are:

Martin Crandon - Asset Manager (CYPS Premises)
Mark Cage - Education Building Surveyor
Jeff Monks - BSF Project Manager
Richard Pinnell - Procurement Officer/Project Manager
Emma Cross - Administrative Assistant
Ian Blackburn - Capital Projects Finance Officer
Roz Williams - Schools' Premises Officer
Aaron Jones - Administrative Assistant
Elaine Flavell - Administrative Assistant (Procurement)
Rachael King - Quantity Surveyor

Buildings:

We are responsible for working with our schools to ensure that the learning environment for children is of the highest standard possible, under current financial constraints and historical under-investment. As more premises money goes directly to schools to tackle jointly identified priorities, whether arising from Condition, Suitability and Sufficiency Surveys, or from specific surveys into areas of concern.

The plans below are available for download. They are in PDF format. The Statement of Priorities is for the period 2004/06 and has recently been approved by the DfES in May 2004.

Asset Management Newsletters:

Forms for Schools:

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