Keeping your academy school estate safe
The latest version of the Academy Trust Handbook was released in July 2024, with changes effective from 1 September 2024.
Posted in: Synergy London on 3/9/2024
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CIF projects in full swing on site
Synergy’s schools and academies team are busy managing many successful CIF projects that have started on site in the summer holidays.
Posted in: Synergy London on 6/8/2024
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5 Steps to CIF Bid Success
In this video, Declan Gleeson, Partner and Building Surveyor at Synergy, explains why it’s important for academies to submit a CIF bid and how Synergy can help prepare a wining submission with these 5 steps to CIF success.
Posted in: Synergy London on 9/10/2023
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Wendy Goodinson retires from Synergy
Wendy Goodinson in Synergy’s London office retired from Synergy this week, on 28 September 2023. She joined Johnson and Partners in 1978 as an office junior and is leaving 45 years later as an Associate Partner.
Posted in: Synergy London on 29/9/2023
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Does your School have Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)?
On Thursday 31st August, the government announced that more than 100 schools in England will have to shut buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and they’ve been told they must introduce safety measures.
Posted in: Synergy London on 1/9/2023
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Synergy appointed as Future Academies’ Professional Services Partner
We are delighted to announce that Synergy has been appointed as Future Academies’ Professional Services Partner.
Posted in: Synergy London on 28/2/2023
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Is your school climate resilient?
With climate change comes a multitude of challenges for schools. The decarbonisation of school estates is becoming an increasing area of focus for schools’ senior leadership teams.
Posted in: Synergy London on 2/2/2023
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Be RAAC aware – Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight form of concrete. It is very different from traditional concrete, and because of the way it was made, it is much weaker.
Posted in: Synergy London on 16/7/2022
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Merstham Primary School flood – When disaster strikes
On 13 August 2020, Merstham Primary School (part of GLF Schools) was engulfed by not one, but two successive thunderstorms only a few minutes apart.
