Issue CS4.2

Resplendent refurb

How can you transform a Victorian building into an environmentally effcient, functional school? Sarah Curl explains how her practice won a 2008 BCSE award for their remodel of a Camden school.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Fenced in

Choosing school fencing is a challenge. It’s got to be environmentally friendly, robust and cheap. It’s got to beat bullies, encourage outside learning and encourage sports. Above all, it’s got to be safe – without looking like a prison! Richard Jackson shares his advice for school managers.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Crowning glory

A Sheffeld primary school is taking ‘learning outside the classroom’ to new heights - with a green roof. Paula Lightfoot and Emma MacDonald report.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

School of rock

The new music building at Solihull school offers its students professional-standard facilities. From wall panels that can adjust a room’s acoustics, to the ‘rock and percussion’ rooms for budding student bands, the building has changed the school, says Jayne Howarth.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Top ten tips for great school grounds

Government policy insists on ‘Learning outside the classroom’ opportunities, using BSF as a funding pot. But the charity Learning Through Landscapes says it hasn’t seen a single school offering the good practice they expect. Catherine Andrews explains.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Building schools for health

BSF provides the buildings, but Healthy Schools is changing the atmosphere of schools. We report from a Healthy Schools conference.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Cathedral splendour

A modern college was designed to complement its cathedral city surroundings – with a 130-metre long crucifx-shaped atrium. Philippa Clothier reports from Durham.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Human Scale Schools

BSF has become a monster – it’s all about building the biggest, most fabulous schools those budgets can stretch to. But is that how students learn best, asks Mary Tasker?

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

Glasgow’s pride

Karen James visits the phenomenal Motherwell college – part of a £1.2 billion Glaswegian new town built on the site of an old steelworks.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

Learning Spaces

BREEAM for beginners

The DCSF has demanded that all new schools achieve a BREEAM ‘Very good’ rating. But what is BREEAM – and how do you play the game? Kevin Couling and Ben Rouncefeld-Swales guide you through the process.

17 Jan 2010
24mins

1 2 Next »

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Issue CS4.2

Resplendent refurb

Fenced in

Crowning glory

School of rock

Top ten tips for great school grounds

Building schools for health

Cathedral splendour

Human Scale Schools

Glasgow’s pride

BREEAM for beginners

Cookies