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For professionals specifying and building within the UK education sector, the current landscape presents a familiar frustration. Whether consulting for a Multi-Academy Trust or a frequently met with the same roadblock: clients desperately need to expand or upgrade their estates, but their Capital Expenditure budgets are frozen or severely oversubscribed.
Across the country, the demand for new education buildings, particularly SEND provision, is colliding with a profound lack of upfront funding. However, a shift in procurement regulations is providing a workaround. By leveraging their education clients with a fully funded solution that bypasses the capital waiting game.
The Procurement Shift: Moving from CapEx to OpEx Historically, acquiring a high- massive upfront capital outlay. Thanks to the IFRS16 Maintained Schools Secretary of State Finance Lease Class Consent 2024, trusts and schools have the freedom to procure modular buildings using leases. Working alongside specialist public sector funding partners, TG Escapes Modular offers a procurement route that spreads the cost of a bespoke new facility over a maximum 10-year term. The school assumes responsibility for the building from the CapEx to the Operational Expenditure budget.
The Financials in Action: The Inclusive Learning Hub While this leasing model can be applied to any TG Escapes building, from a mainstream primary classroom block to an independent school’s sports pavilion, by looking at the high-stakes SEND sector. TG Escapes series of pre-designed “Inclusive Learning Hubs” (16, 32, and
64-place models) to help schools rapidly build Inclusion Bases. These Inclusion Bases include dedicated therapy and life-skills rooms, sensory spaces, hygiene rooms, and de-escalation zones. If a school were to build a 64-place hub traditionally, the CapEx requirement would be in the region of £4.2 million. Under the TG Escapes lease model, that same state-of-the-art facility can be procured for approximately £9k per student, per annum (over a 10- year term). For a 32-place hub (£2.4m CapEx), the lease equates to roughly £10k per student annually. For a Local Authority currently spending upwards of £100,000 a year on a single out-of-area independent placement, the Return on Investment is undeniable.
modular building does not mean compromising on quality or compliance. TG Escapes design bespoke, timber frame buildings that boast a 50-year structural lifespan. They are fully compliant with DfE Building Bulletins, meeting rigorous safety, and acoustics. Furthermore, these buildings champion “Biophilic Design.” Utilising natural
ceiling glass, and excellent indoor- that are shown to lower occupant stress levels, improving educational outcomes and staff retention.
TG Escapes buildings are designed to be carbon neutral in operation for regulated energy, with Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar PV as standard, immediately contributing to a client’s decarbonisation targets while slashing utility bills. Because the structures are manufactured off-site using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), a building can be onsite and operational in 16 to 50 weeks from planning approval depending on size. This drastically reduces the noise, traditional school building sites. Pre-planning packs help to accelerate the planning process, reducing the wait whilst strategic design tailored to align with permitted development rights offer a pathway for streamlined delivery. For more information or a complimentary design & viability consultation, call 0800 917 7726, email info@tgescapes.
co.uk or visit
https://tgescapes.co.uk/ strategic-expansion-for-send-a-fully- funded-solution.
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