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Event Partner: Welsh Government |
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Summer 2027 | Cardiff |
Event Partner
See what you could learn
The 2026 conference tackled the key challenges facing estates and facilities professionals, with the latest policies presented by the Welsh Government and notable trends brought to life through real examples that inspire and shape the future.
Delegates discussed common challenges, learned from their peers' experiences, discovered best practice, and explored what good estate management means for those responsible for educational buildings across Wales.
Anna Brychan MS, Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh language
Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Update
This session explores how evidence-based, inclusive and sustainable school design can create healthier and more effective learning environments. Drawing on current research and case studies, looking at both actionable plans and designs that have already been implemented, the session highlights how school environments can be shaped to improve wellbeing, learning outcomes, and environmental performance.
This session explores how evolving environmental design standards, post-occupancy learning and strategic investment planning are shaping the future of sustainable education buildings in Wales. Drawing on lessons from the DfE CF2025 framework, the Welsh Schools MIM programme, and live college estate projects, the session examines how schools and colleges in Wales can deliver low-carbon, high-performing learning environments more efficiently and cost-effectively in response to the Welsh Government carbon targets.
This session explores how collaboration, co-design, and the adaptation of existing educational environments can help to deliver learning that supports wellbeing, learning culture and community integration. Through two contrasting case studies, a major new city-centre education development and the refurbishment of an existing sixth form college, the session examines how thoughtful design can respond to evolving educational, social, and operational needs, placing learners at the centre of the process.
Two sessions focus on designing inclusive ALN environments. One explores Ysgol Cynefin’s delivery in Cardiff, highlighting collaboration and creating spaces that support belonging and wellbeing. The other examines trauma informed design, showing how thoughtful, evidence-based approaches can support emotional regulation, inclusion and positive outcomes for learners and staff.
Schools and universities generate vast amounts of data across their estates. Teaching spaces, libraries, study areas, and support facilities continuously produce information through occupancy sensors, timetabling systems, access systems, and user feedback. However, many institutions still struggle to translate this data into clear, operational decisions that improve space utilisation, sustainability, and the student and staff experience.
This session explores the evolving landscape of safety, building performance, and sustainability within the education sector, examining how schools can be designed, delivered, and managed to meet increasingly demanding environmental and safety requirements, particularly from the Building Safety (Wales) Bill. Drawing on current research, legislative changes, and real-world project experience, the session considers both new-build and refurbishment approaches, with a focus on the opportunities and challenges associated with timber-framed schools and fire safety.
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