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Building, Maintenance, Refurbishment & Grounds
State of school toilets causing
anxiety amongst pupils
L
ast year the Government announced that more
than 1,500 primary schools in England will be
rebuilt or refurbished in the next two years under
approved building plans worth approximately
£3.55billion.
This means that more than 350 primary
schools will be newly built, major
refurbishments like new or improved toilet
blocks will be constructed at a further 850
schools and smaller building works will take
place at another 350 schools.
Unfortunately many school toilet blocks are
low on the list of a school’s budget and
priorities for improvement, but having clean,
safe, well ventilated toilet blocks are so
important and necessary for good health and
well being, not only for the pupils but also for
the staff. The state of school toilets often
causes anxiety and apprehension amongst
pupils and research shows that horrible shabby
toilets and restricted access mean pupils drink
less during the day in order to avoid going to
the toilet. This can result in dehydration which
can cause constipation, headaches, fatigue and
lack of concentration.
School and nursery toilets require careful
thought and planning. Toilet fittings typically
need to be slightly lower and smaller for the
younger children and most importantly by
selecting dual flush water saving sanitaryware
schools could see huge water savings per
annum. Water saving toilets reduce the
amount of water used for each flush. In a
school where toilets may be flushed hundreds
of times per day, this works out to be a very
large savings in water usage especially as
schools spend in the region of £70 million
annually on the provision of fresh water and
the treatment of waste water with a typical
primary school spending approximately £2,000
a year on their water bill the perfect way to
conserve water, save money and care for the
environment.
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