FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM DESIGN


Transforming classroom spaces to achieve more personalised learning


embarked on an ambitious programme to change the way classrooms are viewed as teaching and learning spaces.


How does a school translate its educational vision into the design of its learning spaces? How do we ensure that learning spaces match the school’s ethos and enable the successful delivery of vision? Is it through pedagogy? Classroom layout? The choice of furniture, fixtures and equipment? All the above? And most importantly, would this ‘hands on’ approach to creating our own learning environment produce quantifiably improved learning outcomes? These are the questions we have been


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n the first of three features this month looking at the importance of classroom


design in facilitating learning and achieving cost savings and environmental targets, we’re delighted to hear from Mel Shute, Headteacher at Trumpington Park Primary School, part of Cambridge Primary Education Trust, who explains how her school has


exploring at Trumpington Park Primary School, part of Cambridge Primary Education Trust. Two years ago, we were invited to take part in an international pilot of Planning Learning Spaces in Practice (PLSiP), an approach to learning space design which aligns physical learning environments with a school’s educational vision, whilst also supporting children’s personalised and independent learning. Planning Learning Spaces, published in October


2019 as a guide for anyone involved in the planning and design of learning environments, brought together expert contributors from across


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