Timetabling & space management
consultancy, data and training

We can help you create an awesome student experience, keep campus life running smoothly AND help your organisation cut costs. 

Sometimes timetabling and space management can feel like an uphill struggle

Creating effective timetables and space plans while chasing data. Dealing with demands. Trying to keep all your stakeholders happy. And maintain a great student experience. All while trying to keep estate costs down. It’s a lot!

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Our sole purpose is to support you in your quest to deliver an efficient estate, effective operations and a legendary learning experience. 

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More than 70 institutions trust us to help them navigate tricky terrain and fine-tune their timetabling and space management processes. 
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We are delighted with Escentral's work in delivering our teaching space modelling project. Their team determined our current timetable utilisation per space type, week, capacity band, and more, plus collaboratively designed and conducted numerous scenario models with our estates and academic stakeholders. They provided tailored solutions to help us plan the relocation of a major department to a new campus, identifying the required number, type, and size of additional teaching spaces.

Escentral delivered this project successfully, meeting specified deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards. The investment in their service is expected to pay for itself many times over through the space efficiencies we will realise. Their expertise and proactive problem-solving have been invaluable. We highly recommend Escentral for their consultancy services.
Riccardo Bongiovi
Space Manager
The level of service Escentral provide is nothing short of impeccable.

In the run up to and throughout the project, Escentral were organised, helpful and knowledgeable on delivering the project. It made things incredibly easy for me to have a light touch as the whole thing ran like clockwork.

The quality of results, the incredibly detailed reporting and analysis is a fantastic tool for the University to make use of as we navigate what our teaching footprint looks like post pandemic.
CAITLIN STEVENSON
PROPERTY ASSETS AND SPACE COORDINATOR 
We approached Escentral for assistance as we were in the fortunate position of having successfully worked with Ben Moreland (Escentral’s Director) in the past. We were very lucky that at very short notice, and despite all his other commitments, Ben immediately made himself available to help us. He worked collaboratively with our timetabling team to plan a sequence of actions and carried out the scheduling in just three days when it might otherwise have taken weeks.

As well as his technical expertise, Ben puts his clients first. He constantly kept us up to date, enabling the timetabling team to regularly communicate the progress being made to the academic school. He provided advice and support to the timetabling and School staff and constantly sought to find innovative solutions to complex problems. We have really valued and learnt from Ben’s expertise and approach.
Tracey Horton
Head of Student Lifecycle 
The Escentral team were brilliant at planning and undertaking a comprehensive week-long survey across our office as well as teaching and study spaces. The team were expertly lead by Jody throughout the week so minimised any impact or issues that required the involvement of LBS staff.

The final report summarising findings and recommendations was similarly of a very high standard and together with a written report an accompanying video report was also included. The detail of the report has enabled The School to make informed decisions regarding optimising our space use during quieter periods and driving energy cost savings as well as assisting us in understanding our space use when planning future capital projects.
Rodney Ardé
Head of Space Management and Development
We are delighted with Escentral's work on our teaching and office space modelling project. The project determined the number, type, and size spaces required for our new Citadels campus to accommodate the planned relocation of numerous academic schools. To do so, their team successfully collaborated with these academic schools to forecast the impact of changes in teaching pedagogy, delivery and demand over the next 5 and 15 academic years.

Additionally, the Escentral team identified opportunities to improve space efficiency and reduce space requirements by addressing practice inefficiencies. The results from this project have been utilised to inform the design, ensuring our new campus provides an efficient and effective range of teaching and office spaces.
Their expertise and collaborative approach were invaluable in achieving our goals. We highly recommend Escentral for their consultancy services.
Andrew Gravett
Head of Estates and Property
The Escentral team were brilliant at planning and undertaking a comprehensive week-long survey across our office as well as teaching and study spaces. The team were expertly lead by Jody throughout the week so minimised any impact or issues that required the involvement of LBS staff.

The final report summarising findings and recommendations was similarly of a very high standard and together with a written report an accompanying video report was also included. The detail of the report has enabled The School to make informed decisions regarding optimising our space use during quieter periods and driving energy cost savings as well as assisting us in understanding our space use when planning future capital projects.
Rodney Ardé
Head of Space Management and Development
We’ve worked with Escentral on six space utilisation survey projects, and they consistently deliver fantastic results. They handled everything from start to finish, collecting data from all our teaching spaces during core and evening hours. The analysis they provided, using a comprehensive PowerBI dashboard and presentations, has been key in helping us to understand our space usage and timetabling performance better.

With their insights and recommendations, we’re now taking steps to improve our space utilisation, confident that these changes will bring about significant improvements in the future. We highly recommend Escentral to any institution looking to make the most of their teaching spaces.
Charlotte Amess
System Developer & Space Coordinator

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Using all the tools in our backpack (like consultancy, surveys, data analysis, plus support and training for your team) we’ll map out a route to get you where you want to be in the quickest and most effective way. And you’ll get a support team by your side, and on your side, every step of the way. 

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