Education

West London Secondary School – Compliance and Facilities Support Background When Swakeleys School for Girls recruited a new Premises Manager and a newly created post of Director of Operations & Compliance within short succession, they realised that they needed to bring in external support to raise the standards. Key Concerns Identified Support on overseeing compliance…

An Academy Trust – Asset Capture and Lifecycle Costing Background When an existing Client took on a new role at a Multi-Academy Trust, they approached VJA to survey all their 8 Schools and prepare a comprehensive Asset List of all their Mechanical, Electrical, Heating and Ventilation and Air Conditioning equipment. The primary purpose was to…

Following this East London School being put into special measures, VJA Consultancy Limited was approached to provide additional support for the Senior Leadership Team and co-ordinate the Schools Premises Team. The school was spread across three sites and consisted of a listed building and two leased properties. The first objective was to carry out an assessment…

A West London Academy – Installation of a new Chilled Water System Background This West London Academy had been experiencing re-occurring problems with the building overheating despite it being regularly maintained. In general, the building is ventilated via four large Air Handling Units with adiabatic cooling located on the roof. Unfortunately, the adiabatic cooling was…

A West London Academy – Sports Block Washroom upgrade Background The Sports Block is a joint venture currently used by the Academy and the Local Community. Unfortunately, the washroom facilities were prone to abuse which resulted in flooding of the changing rooms causing damage to the building’s fabric and the loss of availability of that…

A Kent Primary School – Phase 1 – Boiler Room Refurbishment Background The existing oil-fired boiler system and associated plant at the school had significantly exceeded their expected operational lifespan. The infrastructure was increasingly unreliable, with spare parts becoming obsolete and difficult to source. This posed a critical risk to the school’s ability to maintain…

A Kent Primary School – Phase 2 – Heating System and Domestic Pipework Replacement Background The previous year the school refurbished its boiler room. Phase 2 involved the replacement of the original pipework, much of which was buried in trenches and insulated with asbestos. Due to the envisaged disruption, the work had to be scheduled…

As part of an ongoing appointment, VJA Consultancy Limited was asked by the Senior Leadership Team to take ownership of the practicalities and vacate the school’s 6th form building which approaching the end of its lease. The contents were then to be distributed across two other sites, 50% would go into short term storage and…