For Schools, Colleges & Education Facilities
Construction That Works Around Your School — Not the Other Way Around.
CHAS accredited. DBS-checked teams. Safeguarding compliant. Holiday and term-time scheduling. RCB provides the structure and compliance that educational facilities require.
What Facilities Managers Deal With Every Day
Most contractors do not understand the education environment. They treat your school like any other site — no awareness of safeguarding obligations, no flexibility around the school calendar, and no accountability when their works disrupt a GCSE class. The construction industry's lack of process costs schools time, money, and stress they cannot afford.
RCB comes with the compliance documentation, the scheduling flexibility, and the professionalism that education sites require.
What RCB Provides Education Clients
We understand that working in a school means working to a different standard. Compliance is not a checkbox — it is a condition of the relationship.
Safeguarding & Compliance
- All site workers DBS checked before setting foot on school premises
- CHAS accredited — the standard educational procurement teams require
- Constructionline verified — Pre-Qualification Questionnaire ready
- Works planned to minimise contact with pupils and staff
Term-Time & Holiday Scheduling
- Works timed to school holidays wherever possible
- Phased delivery that keeps classrooms operational during term
- Flexible scheduling around exam periods and key school events
- Clear site possession and handback dates agreed in advance
Minimal Disruption to Learning
- Contained work zones with hoarding and dust barriers
- Noise-intensive works scheduled for low-impact periods
- Dedicated site team — not a rotating cast of unknowns
- Site manager briefed on school protocols before day one
Education Procurement Ready
- Full contractor documentation pack available on request
- Method statements and risk assessments produced for every project
- Public liability and employer's liability insurance evidenced
- Compliant with typical local authority and academy trust requirements
Works We Carry Out for Schools
From minor maintenance to full building refurbishments — all delivered with the safeguarding, compliance, and scheduling that education facilities require.
How an Education Project Works
From first contact to clean handback — structured around your school calendar, not ours.
Initial Site Survey
We visit outside school hours — early morning, evening, or weekend. We assess the scope, understand the site constraints, and identify safeguarding considerations before we price anything.
Scope, Cost Plan & Programme Issued
Full written scope of works, itemised cost plan, and programme tied to your school calendar — including term dates, exam periods, and required handback dates.
Compliance Pack Provided
DBS certificates, CHAS accreditation, Constructionline verification, insurance certificates, method statements, and risk assessments — everything your premises manager or academy trust needs.
Works Delivered to Schedule
Team arrives as agreed, works within the contained zone, follows your safeguarding protocols, and reports to your nominated contact every day.
Clean Handback
Site fully cleared and cleaned. Snagging resolved. Completion documentation issued. Ready for pupils to return — on the date we agreed from the start.
Credentials Education Clients Require
Pre-qualification documentation, accreditations, and independent verification — ready when your procurement team asks.
CHAS Accreditation
The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme. Required by most local authority and academy trust procurement processes. Certificate available on request.
Constructionline Verified
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) data held and verified by Constructionline. Accepted by most public sector procurement frameworks.
Education Client FAQs
Are all your workers DBS checked?
Yes. All RCB employees and subcontractors working on education sites are required to hold a current enhanced DBS check. We will provide copies of relevant certificates as part of our pre-start compliance pack. We do not allow any worker on site who cannot evidence a current DBS clearance.
Are you CHAS accredited?
Yes. CHAS accreditation is maintained annually and covers health and safety, financial standing, and legal compliance. This is the standard required by most local authorities, academy trusts, and multi-academy trusts for contractor approval. Our Constructionline verification can also satisfy pre-qualification requirements for larger tender processes.
Can you work during term time without disrupting lessons?
Yes, where required. We design work zones, hoarding arrangements, and programme sequencing to allow term-time delivery with minimal classroom disruption. Noise-heavy works (breaking out, drilling, chasing) are typically scheduled for before 8:30am, after 3:30pm, or during lunch periods — agreed with the school in advance.
Do you carry out emergency and reactive works?
Yes. We can respond to emergency maintenance situations — roof leaks, structural issues, fire damage, water ingress — with priority mobilisation. Contact us directly on our main number for urgent situations and we will assess how quickly we can attend.
Can you quote from drawings and specifications?
Yes. If your academy trust or local authority has produced drawings, specifications, or a schedule of works, we can price from documentation. We can also attend pre-tender site visits and provide a formal tender return in the required format.
Talk to Us About Your School or College
Whether you have drawings ready or just an idea of what needs doing, get in touch. We will survey the site, produce a full compliance pack, and programme works around your school calendar.