Inside2Outside - The primary function
Highfield Community Primary School, situat- outdoor play all year round, not just in the sum- drizzly outside, it doesn’t matter - they can still
ed in Highfield, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, mer, and the comments from both the children come out, and it gives so much shade when we
is a 135-place school for students aged from and their parents have been very enthusiastic. do have bright sunshine. I particularly love the
three to eleven years of age. In April 2007 The installers were very professional, they did the leg pads, too, because apart from the children
the school moved to a new building, built job properly and the area was left very clean and using them for all sorts of play and counting,
under the government’s private funding tidy, we’re more than pleased and we’ve had no they’re such a good safety feature.“
initiative (PFI). Another primary school, St problems at all. We’d definitely recommend you The Qube and other POCCA canopy products
Joseph’s, is housed in the same building to other schools because we’ve had such a good have always been praised for their aesthetic
and the facilities are shared. experience – the canopies are excellent quality appeal, their environmentally sound manage-
Head Teacher Mr Thompson explained: “We and will last a long time. “ ment of rainwater and their affordability. There
wanted a canopy for two reasons; to put a shel- Mrs Whisler, Nursery and Reception teacher are very few companies that provide this type
ter out there because there’s nowhere for our added: “It’s absolutely fabulous, you can see of structure, even fewer who provide made-to-
parents to stand in the morning if it’s raining, how much they love it. We use the outside area measure structures, and certainly none who
they all tend to congregate by the front door much more now because it’s such a good exten- do so as cost effectively. The Qube is generally
which causes problems, so now they can stand sion of the classroom. We’ve got these doors recognised by schools as a breakthrough in
under there and still keep an eye on the kids, so wide open, which we never had before, and it facilities management.
they’ve been really positive about it. Also, we defines the area because we can have tables and
wanted a canopy in the nursery area because we toys underneath, so it extends what’s happening Telephone: 01480 498297
wanted it as an outdoor classroom; we need to in the classroom, we love it. The children have Email: vanessa.reed@pocca.co.uk
make sure that the children have got access to just taken to it so well because even if it’s a bit Web: www.inside2outside.co.uk
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