schools of the future

Laying foundations for outdoor learning

School grounds can be an amazing untapped learning resource. SLT visited one school in north-west England to find out how its great outdoors has transformed the whole setting.

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New Academy takes shape in Chelsea

An innovative new Academy, being created in the heart of Chelsea by Wates Construction, is on its way towards completion this summer. The Academy is sponsored by the London Diocesan Board for Schools and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

A look at architectural design innovations in BSF

ICT in schools has changed so fast that architectural design needs to catch up. Rupert Goddard describes innovations used in BSF builds around the country – like acoustic ceiling rafts, IMAX theatres and wireless power.

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You can’t bunk off in the toilets anymore

Following the article on school toilets in Brighton, here is another toilet success story, this time from Bristol. Dick Hibdige, Deputy Head and project manager for the rebuilding of Bedminster Down School, explains how it was achieved.

The Campus - Weston-Super-Mare

There are many examples around the country of so-called extended schools, where different community facilities are co-located on the same site. What is different at the Campus is that a primary school, a nursery, an all-age special school library and community facilities really are integrated.

Learning environments

In the last edition of Century 21 Schools Andy Beard described how the design for the new Bishops Park College in Essex "seeks to address the issue of how the individual learning needs and preferences of pupils can be satisfed."

Student Posture

Teenage back problems on the increase! Are we responsible? What about the future?

Rhetoric or Reality? School Transformation

The Building Schools for the Future programme is a huge investment by the Government in education. It aspires to deliver a transformation in educational practices and outcomes – indeed this is the only return that justifes the scale of investment.

essential reading

How to Improve your School

This impressive book on school improvement is based on research into the experiences of pupils in UK schools

Moving to Secondary School

Moving to Secondary School helps teachers to understand and ease children's anxieties and to focus on the positive.

Improving School Behaviour

This book makes available to practitioners and students the frameworks and ideas, which will help them, minimize behaviour difficulty in school.

in the latest issue

Furniture for the Future
The latest thinking in school furniture design.
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Diploma design
Creative school designs for diploma students across the country.
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A lick of paint
Refurbishment and remodelling
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The mobile classroom
New Line Learning academy’s Plaza
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Integration Project
Turning three successful schools into one London campus for children with physical disabilities.
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Outsider art
Involving pupils in their environment through artwork.
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Points system please!
The restrictions school designers have to overcome.
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Winning- bids
BSF advice.

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