The Education Estates® 2025 EduFringe Programme runs alongside the main exhibition and conference, offering a more informal platform for exhibitors to share fresh ideas, practical innovations and hands-on activities. Designed to complement the main programme, EduFringe features everything from interactive displays and live demos to informal talks and workshops. Sessions take place during the networking breaks, giving attendees the chance to explore new approaches, hear different voices and engage with content in a more relaxed setting.
EduFringe 2025
18:00
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120 mins
- EduFringe
All exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, attendees are invited to the Education Estates® Opening Party on Monday 13 October from 18:00 to 20:00 at The Junction in Manchester Central, where DJ Markus will be providing a live set and we will be celebrating the Education Estates® People's Awards.
To attend the Education Estates® Opening Party & People's Awards, you must be registered for the event and have collected your badge and lanyard from registration.
Badge collection will be open from 14:00 to 19:00 on Monday 13 October at Manchester Central.
Register here: (select the best option that applies to you).
06:50
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40 mins
- EduFringe
Join Mike Lea from the Department for Education for EduJog! All abilities welcome and they aim to do 5km taking in some of the landmark education buildings in Manchester.
The meeting point will be outside the front of Manchester Central at 06:50am
11:15
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Stand 42830 mins
- EduFringe
We will will explore how sustainability goes beyond recycling and energy-saving ideas. It's about creative thinking, strategic decision-making, and understanding the bigger picture to reduce their carbon impact. Using real life scenarios, we can talk through a series of real life situations to provide a wider view on what can be done and more importantly the financial impact this can have to free up much needed budget.
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Stand 42230 mins
- EduFringe
Garland UK hosts a practical session designed to cut through the confusion surrounding school solar installations. This content-led talk focuses on how education estates teams can overcome common barriers, including funding uncertainty, roof suitability, and fragmented warranty risks, and implement long-term, compliant solar solutions with confidence.
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Stand 23830 mins
- EduFringe
Running a RIBA accredited CPD session on including a Hygiene Room in School Plans - the Department for Education BB103 and BB104 guidelines, equipment essentials and specification and room layout suggestions.
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Stand 42630 mins
- EduFringe
This dynamic, hands-on session explores the realities of decarbonising heating and hot water systems in existing school and commercial estate buildings using Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) and hybrid systems.
Attendees will be taken through a live walk-through of a hybrid system, examining key considerations such as project feasibility, optioneering, and how investigative engineering can be used to develop smart, phased decarbonisation strategies, specifically in complex or legacy school buildings.
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Stand 22330 mins
- EduFringe
In this session, we’ll explore how schools and public estates can take advantage of fully funded infrastructure to meet their sustainability, cost-saving, and wellbeing goals. We’ll present the launch of SolarCatcher, a solar carport with integrated EV charging, and SolarSpace, a self-powered gym facility—both offered at no capital cost to schools.
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Stand 70030 mins
- EduFringe
Tom Dickinson, alongside his role as MD at OSI, is also a motivational speaker and founder of Tom’s Talks.
Tom delivers impactful mental health and motivational talks in schools and businesses across the UK. After tragically losing his brother to suicide in 2015, Tom made it his mission to raise awareness around mental health and show others that no matter how tough life gets, there is always hope. He shares his story in the hope of preventing what happened to his family from happening to anyone else.
13:00
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Stand 53360 mins
- EduFringe
Hungry for more than just insights? Take a well-earned break from the exhibition and conference and join the Morgan Sindall Construction team for lunch on stand 533 from 13:00–14:00.
Please note this complimentary lunch is only available to public sector delegates.*
13:15
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Stand 34530 mins
- EduFringe
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Stand 30730 mins
- EduFringe
Barker and Let’s Go Zero are joining forces to offer a relaxed but focused drop-in clinic for education leaders who want 1-2-1 advice on all things sustainability and decarbonisation.
Whether you’re just starting to think about your net zero ambitions or you're deep in delivery and need support with the next step, this is your chance to get expert insights tailored to your setting.
15:15
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Stand 50430 mins
- EduFringe
Join Thorn Lighting as we proudly unveil College 2 — our next-generation lighting solution designed to create better, brighter spaces for learning and working.
College 2 is engineered to meet the evolving needs of modern learning environments, combining smart design, visual comfort, energy efficiency, exceptional lighting quality and flexible installation options in a sleek, modern form.
11:00
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Stand 50430 mins
- EduFringe
Join Thorn Lighting as we proudly unveil College 2 — our next-generation lighting solution designed to create better, brighter spaces for learning and working.
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Stand 34130 mins
- EduFringe
Join us for an immersive session demonstrating how virtual reality (VR), BIM, and structured datasets can revolutionise education estate management. Explore how a Common Data Environment (CDE) can drive collaboration, sustainability, and informed decision-making across school estates. Participants will get the chance to virtually walk through a school using Autodesk Workshop XR, eliminating the need for physical travel while enhancing spatial understanding and team coordination.
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Stand 42230 mins
- EduFringe
Garland UK presents a data-led case study showcasing the remarkable transformation at Thorpe Primary School, where detailed roof condition surveys, technical insight, and long-term thinking led to a £98k project saving for the school.
Through this interactive session, we’ll demonstrate how smart surveying, rigorous asset analysis, and service-led specification helped the school avoid a costly full roof replacement and extend the roof’s lifespan while protecting limited capital budgets. -
Stand 30730 mins
- EduFringe
Barker and Let’s Go Zero are joining forces to offer a relaxed but focused drop-in clinic for education leaders who want 1-2-1 advice on all things sustainability and decarbonisation.
Whether you’re just starting to think about your net zero ambitions or you're deep in delivery and need support with the next step, this is your chance to get expert insights tailored to your setting.
12:15
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Stand 44575 mins
- EduFringe
TG Escapes Modular Eco Buildings would like to invite any public sector delegates to join them for lunch on day 2. Please visit stand 445 on the 15th at 12.15 for a Chef's choice buffet, health shots and champagne.
Please note this complimentary lunch is only available to public sector delegates.*
12:30
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Stand 42830 mins
- EduFringe
We will will explore how sustainability goes beyond recycling and energy-saving ideas. It's about creative thinking, strategic decision-making, and understanding the bigger picture to reduce their carbon impact. Using real life scenarios, we can talk through a series of real life situations to provide a wider view on what can be done and more importantly the financial impact this can have to free up much needed budget.
14:15
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Stand 23830 mins
- EduFringe
Running a RIBA accredited CPD session on including a Hygiene Room in School Plans - the Department for Education BB103 and BB104 guidelines, equipment essentials and specification and room layout suggestions.
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