diff --git a/pipeline/dags/school_data_pipeline.py b/pipeline/dags/school_data_pipeline.py
index 8b7a1ac..0718a97 100644
--- a/pipeline/dags/school_data_pipeline.py
+++ b/pipeline/dags/school_data_pipeline.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ print(f'Validation passed: {{count}} GIAS rows')
 
     dbt_build = BashOperator(
         task_id="dbt_build",
-        bash_command=f"cd {PIPELINE_DIR}/transform && {DBT_BIN} build --profiles-dir . --target production --select stg_gias_establishments+ stg_gias_links+",
+        bash_command=f"cd {PIPELINE_DIR}/transform && {DBT_BIN} build --profiles-dir . --target production --select stg_gias_establishments+ stg_gias_links+ --exclude int_ks2_with_lineage+ int_ks4_with_lineage+",
     )
 
     geocode_new = BashOperator(
diff --git a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_establishments.sql b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_establishments.sql
index 1b4af2e..3cea609 100644
--- a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_establishments.sql
+++ b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_establishments.sql
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ renamed as (
         "County (name)"                                 as county,
         "Postcode"                                      as postcode,
         "EstablishmentStatus (name)"                    as status,
-        case when "OpenDate" = '' then null else cast("OpenDate" as date) end   as open_date,
-        case when "CloseDate" = '' then null else cast("CloseDate" as date) end as close_date,
+        case when "OpenDate" = '' then null else to_date("OpenDate", 'DD-MM-YYYY') end   as open_date,
+        case when "CloseDate" = '' then null else to_date("CloseDate", 'DD-MM-YYYY') end as close_date,
         "Trusts (name)"                                 as academy_trust_name,
         cast(nullif("Trusts (code)", '') as integer)    as academy_trust_uid,
         "UrbanRural (name)"                             as urban_rural,
diff --git a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_links.sql b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_links.sql
index 1e3ccf6..520bf68 100644
--- a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_links.sql
+++ b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_gias_links.sql
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ renamed as (
         cast("URN" as integer)              as urn,
         cast("LinkURN" as integer)          as linked_urn,
         "LinkType"                          as link_type,
-        case when "LinkEstablishedDate" = '' then null else cast("LinkEstablishedDate" as date) end as link_date
+        case when "LinkEstablishedDate" = '' then null else to_date("LinkEstablishedDate", 'DD-MM-YYYY') end as link_date
     from source
     where "URN" is not null
       and "LinkURN" is not null