Collaborative Delivery in Action: Bluecoat Trent Academy, Nottingham
This session will share insights from the DfE’s and contractor’s project teams responsible for the successful handover of a new 1200 place 11-16 academy in Nottingham, for Archway Learning Trust. It will explore how severe programme pressures and site constraints were effectively mitigated through a fully collaborative approach between contractor and client, and will discuss how key elements of the design, programming and construction stages were managed to ensure completion on time and within budget. The session will showcase and highlight the importance of stakeholder management and maximising social value in the successful delivery of construction projects. 

• Emily Pope, Project Director, Department for Education

• Steve Brown, Senior Project Manager, Bowmer + Kirkland

• Bryony Staples, Associate Director Architect, Stride Treglown

Meeting the Challenges of Complex Refurbishment: Blackburn FE College
Blackburn FE College Victoria Building refurbishment showcases the diversity of DfE Education Estates capital delivery programmes and projects. The DfE, College and Contractor Project Leads will share their experience of collaboratively rising to the many challenges of the structure and setting, and in shaping and defining the non-standard scope for this unique and interesting building that preserves Architectural Heritage for town and country, but also expands the educational opportunities for the area by bringing the building into the modern era.

• Samantha Judd, Project Manager, Department for Education
• Dr Fazal Dad, Principal and and Chief Executive, Blackburn FE College

• Paul Harris, Pre-Construction Manager, BAM Construction Ltd