Education Estates® 2026

Improving the learning environments for younger generations

20 - 21 October, 2026
Manchester Central
Stand 553

Education environments have the power to inspire, empower and transform lives.

We partner with education providers to deliver sustainable, high-performing spaces that enhance learning, wellbeing and community impact.

We're attending Education Estates 2026 to connect with sector leaders, share expertise and discuss the future of educational estates. We look forward to exploring how together we can create places where the next generation can thrive.

Join us on Stand 553 to connect with our education experts. 

Hear from our experts

Tuesday 20 October | 16:00 - 17:00 

Manage the Estate stage 

University estates generate vast quantities of data, yet it is often fragmented, technical, or difficult to interpret in ways that support meaningful decision‑making. This presentation explores how data visualisation is being used to bridge that gap—turning complex spatial, social, and operational information into clear, engaging insights that can be understood and acted upon by University Estates teams and a wide range of stakeholders.

Speaker: Gemma Donnelly, Depeartment for Education  | Gill Smith, AtkinsRéalis  |  Helen Groves, AtkinsRéalis | Norion UIbechel, Place Intelligence | Jeremy Pilgrim, Building Spatial Intelligence | Andrew Muldoon, Brook Weston Trust    e

Tuesday 20 October |  14:00 - 15:00 

Shaping Tomorrow Stage 

The session will bring together national and local perspectives on creating inclusive education estates. It will explain how inclusion is supported through the practical inclusive education estates and inclusion base guidance published earlier this year.

Examples from live and completed schemes will illustrate the use of High Needs Capital Funding, alongside affordable approaches that can improve accessibility and inclusion without major capital works.ring together national and local perspectives on creating inclusive education estates. It will explain how inclusion is supported through the practical inclusive education estates and inclusion base guidance published earlier this year.

Speaker: Luke Kennedy,  Department for Education  |  Mark Pratt, Department for Education  |  Stacey Verhaak, AtkinsRéalis

Tuesday 21 October  |  16:00 - 17:00 

Build & Rebuild stage 

This session will feature presentations from the Education Estates®   2025 Project of the Year Winner.

Inclusive Design - Lisburne SEND School - Lorenzo Mognini

State School - Prestley Wood Academy - Stacey Verhaak

Stacey Verhaak

Stacey Verhaak

Our expertise

SEND Resource Base Viability Studies

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Cardiff Schools Post-Occupancy Evaluation Programme

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STEAMhouse at Birmingham City University

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