It's all gone quiet! Or, perhaps not!!

So, what's going on at the school then?

Well, to the casual passer by not much really as its all going on behind the scenes with fitting out of the new build and ripping out the old build in what was the centre and end staircases and over parts of the bridge as it was once known. The new build we have moved into is bearing up under the strain of all the pupils and staff but I personally have a few worries about longevity of fixtures and fittings. I see paintwork being badly scuffed and door hinges getting bent making doors ill fitting and stiff to use. Sections of vinyl flooring seemed to be lifting and I suppose proof was during half term they relaid whole sections in the stairwell. I somehow feel that vinyl as warm and as practical as it can be, just is not up to the wear and tear of the old terrazzo flooring. Remember, at half term that was only six weeks of use!!
Other "problettes" that have appeared are fire/burglar alarm problems and the main front doors which took ages to get to work as they should.

It's that time for pranks again...
 

Every school has it's pranksters and we have our fair number, but of late, the pranks have become serious as well as tedious. For once and for all please spread the word...

THE PRANK OF SETTING OFF A FIRE ALARM IS STUPID!!

The good news is...the new CCTV works well and certain individuals were caught hook line and sinker! The continued use of remote controlled CCTV is a debatable point of which I will not go into here. It is a part of  our society that will, I fear, sadly have to remain as used well, its efficacy is unquestionable!

CCTV - the nerve centre

Finishing off on a high note...

If you look at the funny gurkin shaped structure towards the rear of the school, (Shown above) this is going to be our new Faith Centre. Have you seen the roof?  It is superb!!

It looks like panels of coloured stainless steel with millions of small indentations set into the surface. The effect is to make an iridescent bronze/green hued surface that in the sunshine looks absolutely drop dead gorgeous!! I just wish the same could have been done for the new theatre roof...

Have a good autumn and let's hope it's a dry mild winter!

Moriarty...