"I was delighted to attend and address the Education Estates® Conference in Manchester and introduce the DfE Sustainability Award. By working together, we can bring about this government's vision of an education estate that every community can be proud of"Stephen Morgan MP, Minister for Early Education |
A massive thank you to everyone who came to Education Estates® 2024! This year’s event broke records across the board, with 154 exhibitors, 175 speakers and 3,689 attendees over two days.
The 2025 floorplan is filling up fast, to book your presence and take advantage of the 20% renewal discount, request the 2025 floorplan. Alternatively if you wish to sponsor next year's edition, view the available sponsorship packages.
The 13th edition of Education Estates® will take place on 14-15 October 2025 at Manchester Central. The event comprises a 2-day conference over 7 themed stages, an exhibition showcasing some of the most innovative solutions around and an awards ceremony celebrating excellence in the sector. The event focusses on educational infrastructure: the funding, design, build, maintenance and management of schools, colleges and universities.
Attendance at the conference is FREE for those directly employed in schools, colleges, universities, government and local authorities (including governors and independent schools).
Register your interest to sponsor, exhibit, speak, attend or enter an award at Education Estates® 2025
Schools | Colleges | Universities
2024 statistics
7 Stages and 175 Speakers
154 Exhibitors
3689 Attendees
691 Awards Guests
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“It’s the Glastonbury of the education event season. It offers diversity, inclusiveness and is spectacularly well run. None of this output happens without the astonishing level of input from the team. I look forward to this event every year and it just gets better each time”.
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"Education Estates® has grown from strength to strength over the years and now its a regular date in my diary. It offers the chance to meet colleagues and suppliers in the field of school estate building and management as well as the chance to learn from past projects and what is coming in the future."
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"If there was one event this year which gathered everyone that matters in the education sector under the same roof, it was Education Estates® in Manchester."
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"This event has been a great opportunity to showcase how design, engineering, and innovative sustainable building solutions can make a significant positive influence in the field of education."
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"Every year the Education Estates® conference in Manchester brings together education professionals, as they share, learn and discover ways to transform and refine learning environments into sustainable and adaptive spaces that inspire the next generation to realise their potential."
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"Education Estates® is a real favourite of ours and a great chance to connect with clients and understand where the sector is going. We’ll definitely be back next year we really love this event."
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"The quality of the participation and presentations at Education Estates® this year was excellent, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with the event as sponsors into 2024."