Working in a school

uksparks · Nov 17, 2015

Hi,

ive managed to secure one work for a school, nothing big, just a number of accessory changes etc and a couple of additional sockets.

ill be up front, I've never done any work in a school.

is there anything I should know about? Work will be done out of school hours.

my main query i suppose is that they want a couple of additional sockets, that's fine, but will need to totally power down the related board as to be able to test it properly, does anyone have any pointers as to bed method or what to suggest to them?

ive not yet investigated as to where the circuit is fed from, but just looking for any advise really on the whole school thing.

thanks

Dave OCD · Nov 20, 2015

hightower said:
I haven't said anything wrong, only that I've heard stories which is truth. I haven't mentioned any stories directly, and I haven't said that any of these stories ate factual only that I could believe them which is nothing more than a statement of opinion

Well I worked for a Council for a long time and can certainly confirm that 'handshakes' can have a profound effect on an individuals career progression and therefore pay - regardless of how good, or more commonly useless the person is.
Needless to say I remained close to the bottom of the 'food chain' as my wonderful boss used to like saying. :leaving::smiley2:

not clever · Nov 22, 2015

Schools (well, councils too) are places that seek 'best value' - everything we order (over a certain value) has to be subject to procurement procedures

Hightower is spot on & other local government authorities also have to do this, hence the "framework system" where authorities were forced to use approved companies (think large facilities type comps & contractors) to do work has been side lined because of "best practice & procurement", now authorities have the freedom to use local trades at a fraction of the cost or indeed use in house qualified persons.

So instead of paying £1527 for a ring main extension in a small office to include 4x double sockets in dado, it was done in house for £300ish