Guidance

• RIBA publication A Guide for School Governors: Developing School Buildings which can be viewed at the RIBA web site.
  
  
• School Works publication School Works Tool Kit available free to schools (a copy has been issued to all Secondary Schools) or may be purchased by others from School Works Ltd, The Mezzanine, Elizabeth House, 39 York Road, London SE1 7NQ Tel 0207401 5333, Fax 0207401 5331, Email mail@school-works.org, or from the School Works web site.
  
  
• There are also a number of DfES Building Bulletins and Design Guides, including "Revised Area Guidelines" Building Bulletin 82, available at the Teachernet web site.

When preparing schemes that involve alteration or addition to the building you will need certain approvals in addition to other statutory approvals such as Planning Approval and Building Regulation Approval.

• All schools – LEA approval for sufficiency impact
• Community schools – LEA as landlord
• Foundation – Trustees
• Voluntary – Trustees, DfES for grant-aidable elements & LEA for LEA responsibility elements.

Copies of the relevant guidance notes are available from our Documents page and, for Voluntary Aided schools, reference should also be made to the Voluntary Aided Schools page.