Education Buildings Journal
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Manchester Central plays host to Education Estates on the 16-17 October 2018. The conference covers a huge array of topics, many of which are foremost in the mind of the educational sector. Design, build, management, and the maintenance of buildings for educational use are subjects which will all be tackled. In addition to this, the conference will look beyond the buildings themselves and assess their impact on the communities in which they sit. We will consider their impact on the experience of those who currently use them, as well as the suitability for future generations of learners.
Dedicated infl atable conference rooms on the exhibition fl oor will house sessions covering the sectors of schools, colleges and universities. Access to these will be for registered delegates, and anyone who is employed directly by a school, college, institute of higher education, private school or local authority can enter free of charge. Further theatres within the exhibition will cover provision for Early Years, Special Educational Needs (SEN), and Good Estate Management. These theatres are available to all visitors, exhibitors and delegates at Education Estates.
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We have two confi rmed keynote speakers so far this year. Julian Wood, Acting Director of Capital Group at the Education Skills and Funding Agency, will be opening Education Estates with his keynote presentation on 16 October. “The Education and Skills Funding Agency has contributed to Education Estates for several years and is fully
Victoria Emerton Conference Director, Education Estates
supportive of the event again in 2018. This key industry event for the education sector provides best practice, sharing of ideas, and a platform for discussion and debate for those involved in all levels of education buildings design, maintenance and management, and the design and creation of learning spaces. The ESFA Effi ciency Award recognises effi ciency in education buildings operation and management, and will be awarded again at the 2018 event.”
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Henri Murison, Director of the Northern Powerhouse will then deliver his keynote address on the 17th of October.
Many subjects covered at the conference are applicable horizontally across the schools, colleges and university sectors. For example, this year the Best Practice – Lessons Learned cross-conference theme, will look at the end user perspectives of learning environments, the impact of ventilation on learning spaces, and the use of digital technology to map out a learning environment.
With Mental Health Awareness week recently taking place, it highlighted the extent of mental health issues, including those affecting children and young people.
The high mental health burden of tertiary education is also on the government’s agenda in the form of a requirement for universities to focus on their wellbeing strategy, of which the built environment is an important part.
In a cross- conference
session on Health and Wellbeing, presentations will look at the impact of school design on mental health and wellbeing. The discussions will cover mainstream schools and also look at more
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