Law versus Code: What’s the difference?
It’s the kettle round again. Someone walks the school, tests the appliances, applies the labels and writes it all down.
Good news: one fewer return
Some people mark the arrival of autumn by the leaves changing colour. Academy trusts have traditionally had LBCT.
Platform Tour: Compliance and estate management, actually under control
A guided tour of Statlog - no login, no fluff, just the parts people ask about most. In half an hour, see how Statlog br …
You Can Hand Over the Keys. Can You Hand Over the Responsibility?
Every Tuesday evening, a youth football club hires the school pitch.
The SEMS Annual Return Opens This Month — Download Your Free Guide
If you follow this newsletter, you already know what the School Estate Management Standards annual return is — we've cov …
Allergy safety is law this term. Here's 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 …
A Day in the Life of a School Site Manager
5:55 a.m. Alarm goes before it needs to. He's awake anyway. Kettle on, one strong tea, radio low so he doesn't wake Kare …
England's school sprinkler rethink
I was visiting a school last week and as we were walking up to the office we passed a new block being built on site. We …
The Autumn Return: What We Know, What We Don't.
Most people in the sector have heard of Manage Your Education Estate by now — the DfE's new digital platform, live since …
2026 Guide to buying school compliance and premises software
Most schools buying compliance software in 2026 will make the wrong choice — not because good platforms don't exist, but …
