The School Buildings Team provide support to schools in matters relating to their capital funding, and school premesis. We can draw on advice from architectural, propery, and legal professionals to provide the best possible advice to schools. This support is offered to Voluntary Aided and Voluntary Controlled schools, academies should seek advice from their Multi Academy Trust.
Voluntary Aided schools usually access their Devolved Formula Capitla (DFC) through the Diocese of Norwich Pooling Scheme. Please see DFC project form below to set up a project.
The Diocese of Norwich and Diocese of Ipswich and St Edmundsbury share a School Capital Allocation (SCA). SCA bidding forms are available year round, but the main bidding round runs from 1st July – 31st October, for projects commencing the following April. The annual SCA allocation is managed by the Diocese School Estates and Capital Funding (SECF) Committee. Please refer to the Prioritisation of SCA projects form for guidance on projects that are likley to be funded.
We offer introductory training for new staff, covering a range of subjects, many of which are listed below.
- Building projects and advice
- Landownership questions
- Processes for making building alterations.
- Trust Deeds
- Subletting
- Acaemy Conversion land matters
- Net Zero Carbon
- Capital Funding advice.
- Bidding for SCA funding
- Setting up new DFC projects
- The Diocese Pooling Scheme
Your contacts are:
People’s Emergency Briefing screened in Newton Flotman church
The “Peoples Emergency Briefing” was screened at St Mary’s Church, Newton Flotman last week with about 50 people in attendance. This included local people, church members, guests from nearby churches
An invitation from faith leaders across Norwich and Norfolk to build hope-filled communities
Most people want to live in strong, healthy, caring communities where everyone feels they belong. But at a time when people are struggling and feel fearful for the future, it
Eco Church Festival Evensong held on Rogation Sunday
Hundreds of people from parishes across the Diocese joined a special event on 10 May, at Norwich Cathedral for a Rogation Sunday Festival Evensong giving thanks for God’s creation and celebrating
Bringing bumblebees back to church grounds
A not for profit community organisation, already working with a couple of churches in our Diocese, is now offering a new bumblebee project. Jamie McBride of Project Apis CIC explains.
Royal Maundy, Holy Week, the first Eco Gold in the Diocese and wellbeing for clergy. An April roundup with the Bishop of Norwich.
Bishop Graham started this month with the Royal Maundy service in St Asaph, north Wales, in his position as Lord High Almoner. 77 women and 77 men were given Maundy