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Making a virtue out of a necessity
The pressure to save money could open up opportunities for improving existing buildings, suggests Alan Aldridge, executive director of the Energy Services and Technology Association
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| DESIGN AND BUILD |
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The future for school buildings
Tim Brennan, senior regeneration adviser, English Heritage, offers advice on re-building and refurbishing listed school buildings to give pupils a refreshed educational environment
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Making a virtual school reality
As a UK first, Loxford High School took learning online and went virtual for two weeks earlier this year. Mina Patel, curriculum consultant, London Grid for Learning, takes a look at how the experiment went
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| HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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Back to school – safely
As a new school year arrives – with new pupils and possibly new staff also – the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health looks at how to make sure you’ve got the health and safety basics covered
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| PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
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Educating through cricket
Concerned that less than 10 per cent of state schools provided regular organised cricket, the Chance to Shine campaign seeks to reverse the decline by linking local cricket clubs with schools
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Safe playgrounds for all
School ground professionals need to be educated correctly in order to make sure play areas won’t cause harm to pupils. The Institute of Groundsmanship discusses training available
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| CATERING |
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Let’s get back to basics
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo believes that schools have a major role to play in the fight against childhood obesity. Angela Pisanu finds out more
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| FINANCE |
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As the dust settles
Ray Barker, director of the British Educational Suppliers Association, updates Education Business readers on the latest changes to funding and policy by the new UK Government
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| DESIGN AND BUILD |
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Back to school (buildings)
Tim Brennan, English Heritage, looks into Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and the Primary Capital Programme (PCP) with regards to historic school buildings
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| SUSTAINABILITY |
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Achieving zero-waste
Sue Shedden from St Lucia’s C of E Primary School in Shropshire tells Jill Partington from the Eco Schools programme about how the school aims to be 100 per cent waste free
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| CATERING |
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Vending in schools
The humble vending machine is unfairly being singled out and blamed for much of the nation’s obesity problem, says the Automatic Vending Association
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| FURNITURE |
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Take a seat
The recently introduced standard BS EN 1729 is the only current standard specifically targetting classroom furniture, and covering desks, chairs and tables in schools
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| EDUCATIONAL TRIPS |
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Going for gold
Adventurous activities carry an element of risk – we look at the different accreditations providers can apply for to reassure clients that they are running a safe business
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Take your seats, please
Ray Barker, director of the British Educational Suppliers Association takes a look at how BSF procurement is changing to better equip the classrooms of the future
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| HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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Make sure the job’s a good’un
Joanne Lewis, chair of the Education Group for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, looks at how we can make work a safe and positive experience
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| SECURITY |
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Physical protection for schools
Physical security measures are vital for deterring intruders, writes Clive Baker, Chairman of the British Security Industry Association’s Physical Security Section
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