The HSE Isn't Your Only Regulator Anymore
At the end of January 2026, a fundamental regulatory shift took place: the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) separated fro …
The new DfE portal: It’s only half the story
The "Manage Your Education Estate" portal, which launched this month, marks a significant shift in how the Department fo …
Education Estates Strategy: A Decade of National Renewal
Yesterday, Wednesday 11 February 2026, the Department for Education (DfE) released its Education Estates Strategy: A Dec …
The Clock is Ticking: Are you at Level 3?
It has been roughly ten months since the DfE officially launched the School Estate Management Standards on 23 April 2025 …
Life Cycles - Why They Matter So Much
I was reading a Sky News article this morning about the UK weather forecast. According to the Met Office, temperatures c …
What Estates Team Culture Really Means
Over the Christmas break I was chatting to an architect who works on new school builds. We got onto a project he’d been …
7 Things Your School Site Team Shouldn’t Do Over the Festive Break (and What to Do Instead)
You know the feeling: the site’s finally quiet, the corridors aren’t full of coats, and you can almost hear the caretaki …
The 3:00am Test: Could You Answer Any Premises Question, Any Time?
You’ve just come back from holiday. The plane landed at7:03pm— it took nearly four hours to get home (thank you, M25 roa …
12 Non-Negotiables When Buying School Compliance Software
(Because looking good on demo day means nothing if it’s a nightmare by term two)
