Building Maintenance

Whether you're building extra classrooms or repairing the school roof, this section will help you find the right contractors, keep costs low and make sure the whole site is well maintained throughout the year.

How our School’s New Teaching and Learning Space made a Transformative Impact
Construction
- For one school situated beside an RAF base, the transformative impact of its new teaching and learning space made the preceding year of disruption entirely worthwhile...
Is Your School Inclusive for Everyone – Students, Staff and Visitors?
Building Maintenance
- Could your setting be doing more to ensure that it’s a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment for all pupils, staff and visitors?
Rethink your School Kitchen Layout
Construction
- The time-consuming task of designing a school kitchen requires taking heed of several key considerations, says Mike Hardman...
School Build Case Study – Melbourn Primary School
Construction
- We hear how one Cambridgeshire primary was able to combine three architecturally distinct buildings into a unified whole…
How We Expanded Our School Despite Budget Constraints
Construction
- The going may have been arduous at times, but budgetary constraints and some very inclement weather weren’t going to derail the expansion of Totley Primary School…
Heat Your Buildings for Less
Building Maintenance
- Well-specified insulation will help keep your buildings warm and your bills manageable – so how can you tell if yours is performing as it should be?
Why a School Swimming Pool is Worth the Money
Building Maintenance
- Russell Slatford, headmaster of Bournemouth Collegiate School, shares his thoughts on the importance of school swimming facilities and their value to the local community...
Do Your School Toilet Facilities Need an Overhaul?
Building Maintenance
- Chris Davy tells us how schools should go about upgrading and replacing an existing pupil toilet facility...
This School Building Project Provided Student Learning Opportunities
Expansion
- We examine a school construction project that saw contractors assist with the pupils’ learning, and staff identify spaces for additional rooms…
How Better Classroom Acoustics Could Improve Concentration, Behaviour and Performance
Building Maintenance