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‘WE ARE FURNISHING OUR NEW SIXTH FORM CAMPUS WITH COMPANY CAST-OFFS’


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lthough established as a selective school, Steyning Grammar School has been a comprehensive since


1968. It is a large school split over three sites. That number is hopefully soon to increase to four, as we are relocating our sixth form to new premises. We were lucky enough to be offered the site of a former convent school, and this has created an opportunity to provide our sixth form students with their own campus.


The convent site has a lovely


environment and very good facilities, including a lecture theatre, café, pool, and designated art rooms and science labs. It will feel more like a college than a school, which makes it attractive to students choosing where to study A Levels. Many of the sisters who taught at the convent school will stay on site (in separate residential quarters) and continue to use the chapel, which will also be open to students. Our vision is to create a more


adult, business-like environment for our students. The campus is due to open in September 2021, after it has been redecorated and access facilities improved. The big issue we faced was how to furnish the


new site on a minimal budget. I was already in contact with


Lindsey Parslow, the CEO of Business2Schools, a charity that helped source furniture for our inclusion unit. Launched in 2019, Business2Schools connects businesses that want to give away unwanted furniture and technology products with schools that desperately need such resources. The charity also pairs schools and companies to deliver work experience opportunities, as well as providing mentoring and other forms of volunteering. I asked Lindsey if she would be


able to help furnish our new sixth form. She was delighted to come on board and soon identifi ed companies


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