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Your Energy Supplier May Be Fine. Your Contract Isn't.

An academy trust could be perfectly satisfied with its energy supplier and still have a problem after September. Under t …

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Richard Melis
by Richard Melis Richard Melis
3 min read
22 Jul 2026, 09:39:02
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Multi-Academy trust Strategic
Sustainability DfE Site Manager Energy Governance Guide Procurement

GEMS telecoms update: what schools and trusts need to know

On 3 July 2026, the Department for Education updated its Good estate management for schools guidance with revised inform …

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Richard Melis
by Richard Melis Richard Melis
4 min read
13 Jul 2026, 15:35:13
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Multi-Academy trust Strategic
School Safety Health and Safety DfE Site Manager GEMS Telecoms

£314m Is Leaving School Capital. That's Not The Real Story

Somewhere inside the Department for Education's £31.4 billion capital budget, £314 million is being quietly redirected. …

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Richard Melis
by Richard Melis Richard Melis
3 min read
6 Jul 2026, 12:54:14
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Budget Captial Programme Manager DfE Capital Planning