Construction

If your school is undertaking a new building project, see how other schools have managed constructions large and small - from finding an architect through to building regulation compliance.

How a London Primary went from One Form to Three by Building Up
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- We look at how one London primary underwent a threefold increase in capacity by building up...
School Building Projects – “Our Second Floor Extension Involved More Challenges than Most”
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- As building projects go, Turnham Primary Foundation School’s recently completed second floor extension involved more challenges than most...
How Should You Spend Your School’s Sport Premium Funding?
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- With the Primary PE and Sport Premium having been given a boost last autumn, we look at how schools can spend it wisely…
How We Managed Efficient and Cost-Effective School Maintenance, to Budget
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- We find out how the premises of Croughton All Saints came to combine a 19th-century thatched edifice with a cutting edge, solar-powered classroom building...
Use Your School Wall Displays to Create an Inspiring Learning Environment
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- Noel Palmer explains how schools are getting ever more ambitious when it comes to their wall-mounted signage and displays
What You Need to Know About Playgrounds and Safety Regulations
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- Playgrounds need to be exciting and stimulating, but also safe. Christopher Brown explains how to strike the right balance...
Ensure Your Reception Area Makes a Great First Impression on School Visitors
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- The area of your school where you receive the public speaks volumes about the type of school you are, says Hilary Goldsmith...
10 Ways to Enhance your Hall Facilities and Improve your Drama Space
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- Holly Barradell presents a 10-step guide to enhancing your hall facilities, in a way that’ll help to improve your performing arts provision
Could you Manage your own School Building Project?
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- What would you give for an improved learning space and better office facilities at your school? For one head, it was no holiday for a year...
Everything you Need to Know about Installing Workable Washrooms
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- Paul Thorn breaks down the essentials of what schools need to know about installing toilet facilities