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 …
Does Your School First Aid Kit Come with Psychological Plasters?
Why December is the time to look after more than frozen pipes.
Making Sense of Asset Management in Schools
Every school starts somewhere. Some start with colour-coded spreadsheets. Some start with chaos. Both are valid beginnin …
Great Site Teams Are Worth Every Penny
Let’s talk about Trigger’s Broom. No, not a new cleaning product — the legend.
Would Your Defibrillator Be Ready When It Counts?
When a student collapsed during PE, the school’s premises manager ran for the new defibrillator. Three minutes later, th …
Centralised, Decentralised, or Hybrid? How MATs Are Managing Estates and Compliance
I speak to a number of multi-academy trusts in my role, and I’m always fascinated when I encounter one that’s fully cent …
‘Outstanding’ Doesn’t Happen by Accident
I was doing an on-site demo recently, and in the chat afterwards we ended up talking about the Ofsted changes. One of th …
🌍 Sustainability in Schools: What’s Changing — and What To Do
What you need to know — clearly laid out, stress-free, and up to date for 2025
