School Condition Allocation (SCA)
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Talk to our education team about your estate, the project you are considering and whether it could be suitable for SCA funding.
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How to use your SCA funding effectively
The School Condition Allocation is guaranteed capital funding for larger MATs, with your instalments provided between April and January. Funding is formulaic based on the government’s assessment of your school condition, making it important that your allocation is well planned to address the biggest areas of concern and opportunities for growth.
- Our professionals help you create a clear property maintenance and expansion strategy, ensuring SCA funding is distributed in line with these goals
- We deliver up-to-date assessments on the condition of your estate, highlighting any required updates to your overall strategy
- We provide a costed list of priority projects to make sure they meet your allocation
- We effectively administer and manage your projects so they are delivered on time, on budget and meet your expectations for quality
Why do you need SCA funding?
The School Condition Allocation specifically supports Multi Academy Trusts with 5 or more open academies and over 3,000 pupils, keeping your sites safe and tackling all building condition, compliance, energy efficiency or health & safety issues.
Our specialists help you determine how best to utilise your School Condition Allocation grant. We identify the priority areas across your trust estate to ensure your annual provision is used smartly and efficiently in line with the needs of your student, staff and statutory requirements.
Why choose AEC?
Our specialists have supported numerous MAT clients to prioritise and deliver SCA funding in the most appropriate areas for their needs.
With funding varied depending on the government’s understanding of your estate, our experience helps you adapt your strategy and priorities in line with the amount of funding you receive year-to-year.
As well as organising your SCA funding to fit the most essential areas of your estate, we go the extra mile in guiding projects through to completion. We ensure all projects are finalised to meet the needs of your academies, allowing you to concentrate on your educational priorities.
What our education clients say
Our work is built around giving school leaders and estates teams clear advice, practical support and confidence throughout the project.
We have had an excellent experience working with AEC. Their support in drawing up comprehensive plans and costings for a new SEN centre on our campus has been invaluable. Their expert advice has enabled us to navigate complex regulations with confidence, and we have found them extremely responsive and adaptable during our many back-and-forth discussions. We couldn't be happier with their service.
AEC has provided us with high quality support during each stage of our project. A collaborative, patient approach was taken with our stakeholders which helped to ensure that the designs of our space were able to evolve to support our overall vision. Communication has been clear throughout the project and we have felt that AEC have acted in our best interests at each and every stage of the project.
AEC have been nothing short of exceptional in supporting the school through the disruption that comes with (multiple) roof changes, including those imposed externally at short notice. They offered our team full reassurance that complex, and potentially dangerous projects were well thought through, managed to time (in some cases ahead of time) and safe. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
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Start preparing your SCA application
If your school has a building issue or improvement project that may be suitable for SCA funding, it is worth starting the conversation early. We can help you understand:
- Whether your school is likely to be eligible
- Whether your project could be suitable for SCA
- What supporting evidence may be needed
- How much preparation is involved
- What you should do next
Free and without obligation.
