The shape of schools to come?

Interesting story on school design from the BBC...

Passing a large volume of children through a narrow opening like a corridor or stairwell is bound to create friction and problems, he says.

All the major incidents of children being injured or stabbed in schools have occurred in corridors, he claims.

The new Bishopbriggs Academy corridors are narrow - a 'one way' system is being considered.

This means schools of the future have to be large-scale open spaces

So planners have to understand what the education of the future will be like to prevent them designing something that will soon become outdated.

The planners are working within the constraints of building while the old school, this should have been demolished. It is being used by the council during construction to accommodate St Ninians from another town. A new St Ninians is being built on their site AFTER their school is knocked down to provide a clear site. The public of Bishopbriggs were never given a choice in this.

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