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 …
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 …
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)
