EduFringe Programme

Ideas worth catching between sessions

The Education Estates® 2026 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.

 


 

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18:00
  1. 120 mins

    All exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, attendees are invited to the Education Estates® Opening Party on Monday 19 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 19 October at Manchester Central.

    Register here: (select the best option that applies to you).

11:15
  1. Stand 445
    30 mins
    ClearVUE is bringing IRIS, our AI-powered carbon and energy intelligence platform to Education Estates 2026, running live on Stand 445.
    Here is how it works: Bring us a real question about your estate. Not a hypothetical. Not a demo scenario. Your buildings. Your carbon challenge.
    IRIS analyses building energy and carbon data in real time for education estates as well as other industries. Visit our stand, tell IRIS about your building or energy challenge, and see what it uncovers.
    Whether you are trying to build a Climate Action Plan from scratch, prove the case for a heating upgrade, or understand what is driving your energy costs, just ask the question in plain English and get answers straight away.
    No slides. No sales pitch. Just your problem, answered.
  2. Stand 607
    30 mins

    Visit The Trust Network Lounge to hear James Green discuss effective asset management, with practical insights particularly relevant to multi-academy trusts.

  3. Stand 504
    30 mins

    Universities face growing pressure to do more with existing space while balancing financial, operational and student experience priorities. This interactive session combines real-world case studies with a live demonstration of the Lambent Spaces platform, showing how anonymised occupancy data captured through existing Wi-Fi infrastructure can reveal how buildings and spaces are actually being used.

    Through examples from universities in the UK and internationally, Baker Stuart and Lambent will demonstrate how utilisation analytics can uncover hidden capacity, support estate strategy, improve operational efficiency and inform investment decisions. Attendees will then be invited to discuss their own estate challenges and priorities, with practical advice and approaches shared throughout the session.

    A relaxed, informal opportunity to see the technology in action, exchange ideas and explore new ways of thinking about campus space.

  4. Stand 433
    30 mins

    A college estate needed to reduce carbon emissions while remaining fully operational. Garland UK delivered a fabric first roof retrofit across a live site, with multiple trades working at once, to support the wider decarbonisation programme and improve thermal performance.

    This session walks through the project. It covers how technical insight, careful sequencing, and long-term thinking delivered a measurable step change in thermal performance, directly supporting the estate's decarbonisation targets, without disrupting daily campus life.
     

  5. Stand 306
    30 mins
    Tired of fire door and compartmentation companies flagging every single door as a fire risk and hitting you with eye-watering quotes for remedial work? There's a smarter way. Talk to us about an independent, third-party accredited fire strategy — one that can save your school thousands of pounds, while making it a genuinely safer place for pupils and staff.
  6. Stand 310
    30 mins
    A fast-paced, practical session unpacking what it really takes to run a successful school lettings operation. Drawing on real examples from schools across the country, we'll share top tips across three key areas: turning turnover into genuine profit, using lettings to build lasting community goodwill, and getting safeguarding and compliance right so you can open your doors with total peace of mind.
  7. Stand 228
    30 mins

    Our Washrooms for Education presentation will give insight into the key considerations when specifying school washrooms, including:

    • Updated January 2026 Department for Education Guidance for school washrooms.
    • Appropriate material specification and fittings for school washrooms.
    • Which school toilet cubicle heights/styles should be specified depending on age groups.
    • Privacy requirements – specifically in secondary school washrooms to prevent anti-social behaviour.
    • Ducting – pre-plumbed, styles and access options.
    • Hand wash facilities – vanity units and washtroughs.
    • General safety and accessibility
  8. Stand 703
    30 mins
    Discover how connected data from facilities, building systems, and campus operations can enable smarter decision-making. Learn how universities can gain actionable insights to improve space utilization, operational efficiency, and the overall campus experience.
13:15
  1. Stand 607
    30 mins

    Visit The Trust Network Lounge to hear Jo Marchant MBE discuss Capital Projects – How to End Well, with practical insights for multi-academy trusts on successfully bringing capital projects to completion.

  2. Stand 757
    30 mins
    With education budgets under increasing pressure, energy decisions need to work harder than ever. Cost and value are understandably front of mind, but a good energy strategy can deliver more than a competitive price.
    This interactive session puts attendees in the procurement hot seat, exploring the choices behind energy buying and what they mean for cost, budget certainty, risk and sustainability. Through practical scenarios, we’ll explore how different procurement approaches can deliver different outcomes, and where renewable energy and sustainability can add further value without losing sight of commercial priorities.
  3. Stand 409
    30 mins
    A walk through of specialist space fit outs of D&T workshops, science labs and libraries, highlighting the specific challenges – and opportunities – when developing these spaces.
  4. Stand 250
    30 mins
    A live demonstration of how One Creative Environments worked with Plymouth CAST to digitise condition survey collection across 35 schools in six weeks, and turn it into a usable, ongoing asset management tool. We'll walk through the process end to end: mobile data capture in the field, automated grading against DfE condition and repair priority criteria, and how the output could feed directly into Capital Spend Plan and net zero decision-making at trust level. Attendees will see the live application, not just slides, and can ask questions about how it was built and how it could apply to their own estate.
  5. Stand 204
    30 mins
    This practical and interactive session will introduce attendees to wudu, the ritual washing performed by Muslims before prayer, and explore what appropriate provision means within schools, colleges and universities.

    Using a live demonstration of the WuduMate Mobile, we will highlight common challenges that can arise when suitable facilities are unavailable. These include users lifting their feet into conventional hand basins, wet and potentially slippery floors, excessive splashing, limited accessibility and a lack of dignity.

    The session will be relevant to anyone involved in planning, designing, constructing, supplying, managing or using education facilities. Attendees will see how a mobile, no-plumbing unit can provide a flexible solution where permanent provision is not immediately practical. We will also briefly explain the other types of purpose-designed ablution facilities available for different spaces, user numbers and project requirements.

    The emphasis will be on education, inclusion and better decision-making rather than selling, with time for questions and shared discussion.
  6. Stand 647
    30 mins
    Focusing on planning, surplus estate management and increased revenue generation. 
  7. Stand 641
    30 mins

    See how our modular buildings can provide rapid deployment on classrooms within 4-6 weeks. Allowing children to get back into the learning spaces they need to flourish.

    See the innovation in the modular industry from old rotting cabins to comfortable enviroments that stand the test all year round.

    Including a look at furniture, cladding, SENCO spaces and more all in one room.

  8. Stand 1631
    30 mins
    Explaining the various uses of walkthrough metal detectors within a school environment, from searching students every morning to conducting random spot checks.
  9. Stand 503
    30 mins

    Watch a routine wireless screen sharing classroom activity turn into a real emergency in under a minute. We cast a laptop to a display, no cables, no setup. Then, mid demo, we trigger a simulated emergency alert. A light flashes, a siren sounds, and unless you already know the code, you have no idea what to do.

    That's the gap Martyn's Law is designed to close. As UK schools and venues prepare for the standard and enhanced duty requirements ahead of enforcement expected in spring 2027, a clear way to instruct people during an emergency is becoming essential.

    Vivi's visual alerts solve it. The moment an alert triggers, Vivi pushes plain language instructions like "Evacuate" or "Shelter in place" to every display and staff laptop on site, instantly. No decoding, no guessing. Just visual alerts everyone can see and act on.

    Come see why a flashing light or a bell ringing doesn't tell you what to do, but a visual alert does.

15:15
  1. Stand 516
    30 mins

        We will examine the communication challenges schools face during both emergency situations and everyday operations.
    • How do you currently communicate non-fire related incidents?
    Specifically, if you need to lockdown or direct an evacuation or invacuation AWAY from a threat?
    • How do people react when they hear the fire bell ringing?
    • How does your current system tell the occupants/patrons to move away from a threat?
    • If you use a PA system, you need trained operators to deliver specific, zoned messages
    Those trained operators need to perform under the potential stress and threat
    • How does your current system communicate different messages in multiple areas simultaneously?
    • Can you communicate a multilingual emergency message?
    • How do you currently deal with Live threats beyond your perimeter, within the grounds or inside the building
    • How do you meet the communication elements required for the upcoming Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, commonly known as Martyn's Law, which received Royal Assent on April 3, 2025

    Then explore the role of integrated mass notification systems in supporting lockdown procedures, improving the delivery of critical information, and enabling clear, consistent communication across the school throughout the day.

  2. Stand 402
    30 mins

    The largest quality-based and practical fire door training centre in the UK. State-of-the-art training facilities is the perfect setting to carry out accredited fire door installation, fire door inspection, fire door remedial works, as well as multiple other practical and skills-based training relating to fire door safety. FDM and Evolution are presenting Fire Doors - What's really required. Running through the provision of:

    - Accredited Fire Door Training
    - Fire Door Inspection Training
    - Fire Door Maintenance Training
    - Installation Training
    - Fire Door Awareness Training
    - Responsible Person Training

    "Fire Doors - Educating the Educators' 

  3. Stand 514
    30 mins
    UK launch of Flying Turtle, the robotic beverage machine behind nearly 10,000 sites across Asia, the Middle East, Australia and now the UK. One square metre, one plug socket, over 300 made-to-order hot and cold drinks: fresh coffee, tea, protein shakes, frappes, sodas, slushies, with milk alternatives with customisations (extra toppings, sweeteners, caffeine shots and more).

    Live demos on the stand throughout the day. See a drink made in under a minute, try one, and talk to the Flying Turtle UK team about pilots for libraries, halls of residence, sports centres, faculty buildings and 24-hour study spaces.

    In Thailand, where it is a household name known as Tao Bin, roughly 1 in every 300 people buys a Flying Turtle drink every day. Sample our premium ground-to-order single-origin coffees, an exotic Thai tea, sparkling lychee soda, ceremonial-grade matcha, or one of our speciality dessert drinks like a Biscoff chocolate lime pie or an Oreo volcano.

    We are live in universities and halls of residence in many of the nine countries we operate in.
  4. Stand 741
    30 mins
    Are you really maximising your survey projects to ensure you capture correct and relevant data to manage your property portfolios? Come and join the discussion from the CDC software experts Kykloud (powered by Gordian) on how to ensure that the data you capture can be utilised long term giving you insights that truly help you manage your estates.
  5. Stand 112
    30 mins
    A live, hands-on demonstration of how real-time estates intelligence works in practice. Using NFC-enabled interactive displays, attendees scan a tag on a physical asset and instantly see live data, alarms and asset history appear on screen, the same experience schools get when using Inscyte ELEMENT day to day. No slides, no jargon, just a genuine look at what a fully digitalised estate feels like to manage.
  6. Stand 607
    30 mins

    Visit The Trust Network Lounge to hear Sam Luker discuss Sustainability in Practice, sharing practical insights for multi-academy trusts on embedding sustainability across their estates.

10:50
  1. Stand 757
    30 mins
    With education budgets under increasing pressure, energy decisions need to work harder than ever. Cost and value are understandably front of mind, but a good energy strategy can deliver more than a competitive price.
    This interactive session puts attendees in the procurement hot seat, exploring the choices behind energy buying and what they mean for cost, budget certainty, risk and sustainability. Through practical scenarios, we’ll explore how different procurement approaches can deliver different outcomes, and where renewable energy and sustainability can add further value without losing sight of commercial priorities.
  2. Stand 516
    30 mins

    We will examine the communication challenges schools face during both emergency situations and everyday operations.
    • How do you currently communicate non-fire related incidents?
    Specifically, if you need to lockdown or direct an evacuation or invacuation AWAY from a threat?
    • How do people react when they hear the fire bell ringing?
    • How does your current system tell the occupants/patrons to move away from a threat?
    • If you use a PA system, you need trained operators to deliver specific, zoned messages
    Those trained operators need to perform under the potential stress and threat
    • How does your current system communicate different messages in multiple areas simultaneously?
    • Can you communicate a multilingual emergency message?
    • How do you currently deal with Live threats beyond your perimeter, within the grounds or inside the building
    • How do you meet the communication elements required for the upcoming Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, commonly known as Martyn's Law, which received Royal Assent on April 3, 2025

    Then explore the role of integrated mass notification systems in supporting lockdown procedures, improving the delivery of critical information, and enabling clear, consistent communication across the school throughout the day.

  3. Stand 306
    30 mins
    Tired of fire door and compartmentation companies flagging every single door as a fire risk and hitting you with eye-watering quotes for remedial work? There's a smarter way. Talk to us about an independent, third-party accredited fire strategy — one that can save your school thousands of pounds, while making it a genuinely safer place for pupils and staff.
  4. Stand 248
    30 mins
    A practical workshop where we look at different types of scanners then get hand-on with a Matterport camera to create a digital twin of the conference hall. Once we've scanned it, we discuss how it can be used to make projects more efficient and buildings more accessible.
  5. Stand 228
    30 mins

    Our Washrooms for Education presentation will give insight into the key considerations when specifying school washrooms, including:

    • Updated January 2026 Department for Education Guidance for school washrooms.
    • Appropriate material specification and fittings for school washrooms.
    • Which school toilet cubicle heights/styles should be specified depending on age groups.
    • Privacy requirements – specifically in secondary school washrooms to prevent anti-social behaviour.
    • Ducting – pre-plumbed, styles and access options.
    • Hand wash facilities – vanity units and washtroughs.
    • General safety and accessibility
  6. Stand 112
    30 mins
    A live, hands-on demonstration of how real-time estates intelligence works in practice. Using NFC-enabled interactive displays, attendees scan a tag on a physical asset and instantly see live data, alarms and asset history appear on screen, the same experience schools get when using Inscyte ELEMENT day to day. No slides, no jargon, just a genuine look at what a fully digitalised estate feels like to manage.
  7. Stand 402
    30 mins
    This talk explores the development of sustainable architectural ironmongery designed to deliver enhanced durability, corrosion resistance and antimicrobial performance. It will introduce the underlying coating technology and examine independent corrosion and antimicrobial testing data, including performance against common bacterial pathogens. The session will consider why antimicrobial surfaces remain relevant in the post-COVID built environment, particularly in high-traffic and hygiene-sensitive environments such as healthcare, education and public buildings. Real-world field data and early applications will be presented to demonstrate how the technology performs beyond the laboratory.
  8. Stand 607
    30 mins

    Visit The Trust Network Lounge to hear James Millier and Louisa Sharpless discuss Taking Compliance to the Next Level, sharing practical insights for multi-academy trusts on strengthening compliance across their estates.

12:45
  1. Stand 734
    30 mins
    Join us for a discussion on the hot topic of inclusion and what it really means for the spaces we design.
    Our team will explore the many factors that need to be considered when practically planning an inclusive space, from seeing the environment through the eyes of a practitioner, to stepping into the shoes of the child who experiences it every day. We’ll look at how thoughtful space planning, zoning and design decisions can create opportunities for inclusion that might otherwise be overlooked. Because inclusion isn’t just one consideration to add to a plan, opportunities for it are everywhere.
    And, of course, there’ll be free prosecco to help keep the conversation flowing.
  2. Stand 653
    30 mins
    Schools and multi-academy trusts are under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions while managing ageing estates, limited budgets, and changing policy requirements.
    In this session, Baxi will break down the key findings from Decarbonising the Education Estate, a guide commissioned by Baxi and prepared by Talan UK & Ireland. The session will explore the challenges and opportunities facing education estates, the role of low-carbon heating technologies, available funding support, and practical steps schools can take to develop a realistic and achievable route to net zero.
    Attendees will also have the opportunity to collect a complimentary printed copy of the guide and discuss its findings with Baxi's experts. 
  3. Stand 504
    30 mins

    Universities face growing pressure to do more with existing space while balancing financial, operational and student experience priorities. This interactive session combines real-world case studies with a live demonstration of the Lambent Spaces platform, showing how anonymised occupancy data captured through existing Wi-Fi infrastructure can reveal how buildings and spaces are actually being used.

    Through examples from universities in the UK and internationally, Baker Stuart and Lambent will demonstrate how utilisation analytics can uncover hidden capacity, support estate strategy, improve operational efficiency and inform investment decisions. Attendees will then be invited to discuss their own estate challenges and priorities, with practical advice and approaches shared throughout the session.

    A relaxed, informal opportunity to see the technology in action, exchange ideas and explore new ways of thinking about campus space.

  4. Stand 433
    30 mins

    A college estate needed to reduce carbon emissions while remaining fully operational. Garland UK delivered a fabric first roof retrofit across a live site, with multiple trades working at once, to support the wider decarbonisation programme and improve thermal performance.

    This session walks through the project. It covers how technical insight, careful sequencing, and long-term thinking delivered a measurable step change in thermal performance, directly supporting the estate's decarbonisation targets, without disrupting daily campus life.
     

  5. Stand 741
    30 mins
    Are you really maximising your survey projects to ensure you capture correct and relevant data to manage your property portfolios? Come and join the discussion from the CDC software experts Kykloud (powered by Gordian) on how to ensure that the data you capture can be utilised long term giving you insights that truly help you manage your estates.
  6. Stand 607
    30 mins

    Visit The Trust Network Lounge to hear Darren Knox discuss The School Estate Management Standards Annual Return, with practical guidance for multi-academy trusts on navigating the requirements and managing their estates effectively.

14:15
  1. Stand 445
    30 mins
    ClearVUE is bringing IRIS, our AI-powered carbon and energy intelligence platform to Education Estates 2026, running live on Stand 445.
    Here is how it works: Bring us a real question about your estate. Not a hypothetical. Not a demo scenario. Your buildings. Your carbon challenge.
    IRIS analyses building energy and carbon data in real time for education estates as well as other industries. Visit our stand, tell IRIS about your building or energy challenge, and see what it uncovers.
    Whether you are trying to build a Climate Action Plan from scratch, prove the case for a heating upgrade, or understand what is driving your energy costs, just ask the question in plain English and get answers straight away.
    No slides. No sales pitch. Just your problem, answered.
  2. Stand 607
    30 mins

Join the national conversation around the education estate