School Building Premises Training – Autumn 4 – Complying with Diocesan Protocols (Capital Works)

A series of webinars is being run in 2025/2026 on premises related issues; one each half-term.

This webinar focuses on Complying with Diocesan Protocols – Capital Works.

As for leases and licences, permission is required from the site trustee for any alterations to buildings.

In terms of funding:

Basic Needs funding is available via the LEA for those cases where there is not sufficient capacity in existing schools for the local population. This does not apply when a successful school is attracting children at the expense of others nearby.
Major capital expenditure
- Voluntary Controlled Schools are dealt with by the LEA
- Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools priorities will be determined by conditional surveys. The external grounds, each building and its infrastructure is assessed and graded for current condition and time frame for replacement. The survey will determine the priority work that needs to be commissioned at the VA schools to comply with the terms and conditions of the School Condition Allocations (SCA) grant.
- Academies apply for funding to the CIF

To register for this webinar please follow this link

Facilitator : David Gatheral, Diocesan Buildings Development Officer