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 …
Podcast: 31 Deaths from Falls 2025/26 | Are Your Work at Height Procedures Adequate?
This week’s Let’s Talk Premises asks:
Work at height: the school estate blind spot
By one important measure, work in Great Britain is safer than it has been for decades.
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 …
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 …
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 …
The week your fire strategy gets propped open
It’s 30 degrees outside, but step inside a south-facing classroom mid-afternoon and it feels closer to an oven. The air …
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 …
