--- title: Statlog News & Insights | Richard Melis description: The complete solution for premises management, trusted by educational leaders --- [![Statlog logo-02](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Statlog%20logo-02.svg "Statlog logo-02")](https://26498344.hs-sites-eu1.com/home) [![Statlog logo-02-1](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Statlog%20logo-02-1.svg "Statlog logo-02-1")](https://26498344.hs-sites-eu1.com/home) - [Home](https://statlog.co.uk) - [About](https://statlog.co.uk/about) - Personas - [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/site-manager) - [School Business Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/school-business-managers) - [Headteacher](https://statlog.co.uk/headteacher) - [Governing Body](https://statlog.co.uk/governing-body) - [Trusts, Dioceses and Local Authorities](https://statlog.co.uk/trusts-dioceses-and-local-authorities) - [Consultants](https://statlog.co.uk/consultants) - [Solutions](https://statlog.co.uk/solutions) - [News & Insights](https://statlog.co.uk/news-insights) - [Podcast](https://statlog.co.uk/podcast) - [Case Studies](https://statlog.co.uk/case-studies) - [Sign in](https://app.statlog.co.uk/sign_in) [Follow Us](https://www.linkedin.com/company/statlog/) [Subscribe](https://www.youtube.com/@StatlogUK) [Contact](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-contact) [Follow Us](https://www.linkedin.com/company/statlog/) [Subscribe](https://www.youtube.com/@Statloguk) [Contact](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-contact) [Follow Us](https://www.linkedin.com/company/statlog/) [Subscribe](https://www.youtube.com/@StatlogUK) [Contact](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-contact) - [Home](https://statlog.co.uk) - [About](https://statlog.co.uk/about) - Personas - [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/site-manager) - [School Business Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/school-business-managers) - [Headteacher](https://statlog.co.uk/headteacher) - [Governing Body](https://statlog.co.uk/governing-body) - [Trusts, Dioceses and Local Authorities](https://statlog.co.uk/trusts-dioceses-and-local-authorities) - [Consultants](https://statlog.co.uk/consultants) - [Solutions](https://statlog.co.uk/solutions) - [News & Insights](https://statlog.co.uk/news-insights) - [Podcast](https://statlog.co.uk/podcast) - [Case Studies](https://statlog.co.uk/case-studies) - [Sign in](https://app.statlog.co.uk/sign_in) [Contact](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-contact) ![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=170&height=170&name=Me.jpeg) # Richard Melis ## Posts by Richard Melis ### [You Can Hand Over the Keys. Can You Hand Over the Responsibility?](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/you-can-hand-over-the-keys.-can-you-hand-over-the-responsibility) Every Tuesday evening, a youth football club hires the school pitch. [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/you-can-hand-over-the-keys.-can-you-hand-over-the-responsibility) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 4 min read 22 Sept 2026, 17:14:22 [![Keys](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/key.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/you-can-hand-over-the-keys.-can-you-hand-over-the-responsibility) [Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [Site Team](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-team) [Martyn's Law](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/martyns-law) [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-manager) [After school activities](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/after-school-activities) [SIA](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sia) [Home Office](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/home-office) ### [CDC2 is over. Your survey obligation is not new](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/cdc2-is-over.-your-survey-obligation-is-not-new) Between 2021 and July 2025, DfE-commissioned surveying teams visited government-funded schools across England, visually … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/cdc2-is-over.-your-survey-obligation-is-not-new) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 6 min read 14 Sept 2026, 13:59:44 [![School desk](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/cdc2.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/cdc2-is-over.-your-survey-obligation-is-not-new) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Building Survey](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/building-survey) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [Captial Programme Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/captial-programme-manager) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software) [DfE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/dfe) [CIF](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/cif) [Capital Planning](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/capital-planning) ### [The SEMS Annual Return Opens This Month — Download Your Free Guide](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month) If you follow this newsletter, you already know what the School Estate Management Standards annual return is — we've cov … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 3 min read 8 Sept 2026, 18:49:00 [![Download the SEMS guide](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/download-1.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month) [Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Building Survey](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/building-survey) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software) [DfE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/dfe) [SEMS](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sems) [Let's talk premises](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/lets-talk-premises) [Benedict's Law](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/benedicts-law) ### [Allergy safety is law this term. Here's the two-list version.](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/allergy-safety-is-law-this-term.-heres-the-two-list-version) As you know, this term brought the change the sector has been working towards since 2021. The measures widely known as B … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/allergy-safety-is-law-this-term.-heres-the-two-list-version) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 3 min read 4 Sept 2026, 11:06:14 [![EPI PEN Jr](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Untitled.jpg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/allergy-safety-is-law-this-term.-heres-the-two-list-version) [Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [Benedict's Law](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/benedicts-law) ### [Before the Gates Open: 10 Checks Worth Making This Week](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/before-the-gates-open-10-checks-worth-making-this-week) Most site teams will already have the routine jobs covered. The more useful question this week is: what can go wrong whe … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/before-the-gates-open-10-checks-worth-making-this-week) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 3 min read 31 Aug 2026, 19:25:03 [![clipboard checking](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Untitled%203-2.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/before-the-gates-open-10-checks-worth-making-this-week) [software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [Site Team](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-team) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software) [Health and Safety](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/health-and-safety) [Caretaker](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/caretaker) [Summer Break](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/summer-break) ### [Your trust has to explain how the money moves. Estates might be the awkward bit.](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit) From 1 October 2026, every multi-academy trust in England has to publish a new summary statement of its financial arrang … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 6 min read 26 Aug 2026, 11:19:05 [![Corridor](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/building.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit) [software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software) [DfE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/dfe) ### [Podcast: 31 deaths from falls 2025/26 | are your work at height procedures adequate?](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate) This week’s Let’s Talk Premises asks: [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 1 min read 12 Aug 2026, 07:59:59 [![Podcast](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/pod.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate) [software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School Premises Management Solution](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-solution) [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-manager) [Governance Guide](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/governance-guide) [HSE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/hse) [Podcast](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/podcast) [Let's talk premises](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/lets-talk-premises) [Working at height](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/working-at-height) ### [Work at height: the school estate blind spot](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/work-at-height-the-school-estate-blind-spot) By one important measure, work in Great Britain is safer than it has been for decades. [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/work-at-height-the-school-estate-blind-spot) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 3 min read 11 Aug 2026, 18:17:24 [![football on roof](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/football%20on%20foot%20v2.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/work-at-height-the-school-estate-blind-spot) [software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School Premises Management Solution](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-solution) [Sustainability](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sustainability) [DfE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/dfe) [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-manager) [Governance Guide](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/governance-guide) [SEMS](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sems) ### [The autumn return: now we know](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-autumn-return-now-we-know) Back in June, I published a piece about the SEMS Annual Return with an honest caveat baked into the title: there was sti … [Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-autumn-return-now-we-know) [![Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Me.jpeg?width=40&height=40&name=Me.jpeg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis) 3 min read 28 Jul 2026, 17:58:19 [![SEMS report for schools](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/SEMS%20july.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-autumn-return-now-we-know) [software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School Premises Management Solution](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-solution) [Sustainability](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sustainability) [DfE](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/dfe) [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-manager) [Governance Guide](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/governance-guide) [SEMS](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/sems) ### [Your Energy Supplier May Be Fine. Your Contract Isn't.](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-energy-supplier-may-be-fine.-your-buying-route-may-not-be) An academy trust could be perfectly satisfied with its energy supplier and still have a problem after September. 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