Guidance

Employer's requirements part C: school-specific brief template

School-specific brief template and annexes.

Applies to England

Documents

Annex SS1: schedule of accommodation (SoA) and area data sheet (ADS) template for any school

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Annex SS6: sustainable estate strategy

Annex SS7: adjacency diagrams

Details

The templates provide the necessary context and prompts to develop a school specific brief for:

  • mainstream schools
  • special schools and alternative provision

This documentation should be read in conjunction with:

These documents form the employer’s requirements for the DfE construction framework 2021 and the offsite schools framework: modern methods of construction (MMC1). Part B and part C capture the school output specification.

For use by:

  • contractors
  • technical professionals
  • suppliers
  • schools
  • academies
  • local authorities
  • dioceses

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Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. 'Annex SS1: schedule of accommodation (SoA) and area data sheet (ADS) template for any school' updated to correct a missing value within the data library required for worksheet formulas.

  2. Updated 'Part C: school-specific brief template (mainstream schools)', 'Part C: school-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)', 'Annex SS1: schedule of accommodation (SoA) and area data sheet (ADS) template for any school' and 'Annex SS5: school-specific ICT equipment template'.

  3. Replaced the following with updated versions: Part C: School-specific brief template (mainstream schools) Part C: School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision) Annex SS2: Refurbishment scope of works template Annex SS6: Sustainable estate strategy

  4. We have updated the 'Part C: School-specific brief template (mainstream schools)' and 'Part C: School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)'.

  5. Document control pages corrected and file names adjusted to align with ISO 19650-2 NA.

  6. Documents reviewed, re-structured and revised for the CF21 and MMC Frameworks.

  7. Updated 'Annex SS1: Schedule of Accommodation (SoA) and Area Data Sheet (ADS) template'.

  8. Updated ‘School-specific brief template (mainstream schools)’ and ‘School-specific brief template (special schools and alternative provision)’. Added MMC1 school specific brief templates for off-site school frameworks.

  9. First published.

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