BRINGING CLARITY TO COMPLEX EDUCATION PROJECTS
BRINGING CLARITY TO COMPLEX EDUCATION PROJECTS
Adam Douglas, Project Director at AIS, explains why getting the right support from specialists can help schools make the right choices.
Schools often approach construction and refurbishment projects while under pressure, battling tight timelines, unclear scopes and uncertainty about who to engage first. This isn’t due to a lack of care; it’s more a reflection of the competing priorities that school leaders face.
Curriculum planning, safeguarding, inspections and meeting the needs of students often come before estate management, meaning building projects can sit quietly in the background until a deadline suddenly creeps up.
When this happens, schools can find themselves making complex decisions at speed, often without all the information needed to move forward confidently. But there are ways to avoid this by engaging the right people at the right time, leaning into specialists and getting the support needed to create a clear, phased approach to planning and delivery.