Wednesday, 14 September 2011

The "NEW" School is open for business!



One of the new English rooms
Well we have been open a few days now and as always there are some teething troubles!
Generally, the staff are delighted with the first impressions of their new classrooms/teaching areas, however, their is frustration at some of the ICT element, namely whiteboards and projectors and the time we had before pupils arrived to empty our belongings into the new building was just no where near long enough! We had to keep the students out a day or so longer than originally planned but that time was spent getting everything in order as best we could and learning all the "legal things" like fire, safety, dinner time queues and the like. The logistics are a nightmare to get your head around and due to the nature of the build, is constantly changing as the building work evolves!

First lesson in the "new sch
Areas that have opened  up this week are as follows:
English, Science, History, RE, Health and Social care and the SEN/Learning Zones.

However, these are a few piccies of the new classrooms that are finished and other areas that until now we could not get to to see or take pictures.
An open learning space
One day he will have his own office...

SEN and the Learning Zone

Steelwork for special school


SEN Dept.
A builder friend!

Friday, 2 September 2011

The summer shutdown is coming to an end...


Ok, September is now upon us, its Friday dinner time and school opens to staff on Monday morning! There are contractors EVERYWHERE, painting, fixing the handrails, levelling floors ready for carpeting and what looks like organised chaos rules the day. The difference I saw today from three weeks ago is amazing and you know what? They may just do it!! These are the first pictures of the inside that I have been able to take... lets hope Monday I can show some better ones!
Part of English Area

The back of the new theatre viewed from inside

A main landing passed the server room

More of English

Looking down one of the "voids"

The roof of the theatre viewed from inside from the middle floor

The most important room is nearly finished and its right by my server room!

The openess is every where...

Another classroom coming on...