• Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Launch of the 2026/27 CIF Round

The application round for CIF 2026 to 2027 is now open as the Department for Education (DfE) released new dates and guidance this week.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 22/10/2025

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

2025-26 CIF Application Opens – New Guidance Released

The application round for CIF 2025 to 2026 is now open. The latest CIF guidance has been released by the DfE and contains important dates and updates for the current bidding round.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 22/10/2024

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Is your School missing out on CIF funding?

In 2017 the National Audit Office reported that overall, the condition of the school estate is declining despite the planned investment. They highlighted that around 38% of school buildings are beyond their estimated initial design life.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 13/9/2023

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Energy Efficiency Funding – How to tackle the decarbonisation of your school’s estate

The Carbon Trust estimates that schools could reduce energy costs by around 20% and prevent 625,000 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. The DfE recently provided schools with targeted capital funding

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 10/3/2023

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Energy Costs Rising and Building Fabric Deteriorating? How do you prioritise effectively?

With the government’s ambitious net zero strategy now set out and energy costs exponentially rising, schools are faced with the complex task of balancing decarbonisation

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 14/6/2022

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Schools & Academies Show 2022 – Just two days to go!

The Synergy team are looking forward to exhibiting at the Schools & Academies Show at London ExCeL on 27 April 2022.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 30/3/2022

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

The Field Study Centre @ Loseley wins a 2021 Civic Design Award!

Synergy is delighted to announce that the new Field’s Study Centre at Loseley Fields Primary School has won the New Building award in the Education/Community category of the Godalming Trust Civic Design Awards 2021.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 9/11/2021

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2020-2021 Announcement Brings Further Success

The ESFA announced today that they will be providing an additional £182m for Condition Improvement Funding 2020 to 2021 projects.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 5/8/2020

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  • Tony Luff
  • Partner
  • Synergy Guildford

Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2020-2021- The results are in!

We are delighted to announce that it has been another great year for our specialist academy team, with over £13.1 million secured in the latest round of the Condition Improvement Fund.

Posted in: Synergy Guildford on 3/7/2020

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