Precious spaces in schools, how can we make them work for everyone?

The aim of this post is to consider the value of small rooms in schools with the intention of starting … More

Education in the time of Covid-19: who gets to decide and when? A call for increased participation in the design and adaptation of education and schools

This is a guest post by Dr Tom Bellfield, a part 2 architectural assistant at SCABAL, an architecture practice specialising … More

Mythologies of learning spaces in the time of Covid-19

The closure of many schools around the world in the past few months has given us a unique opportunity to … More

Mythologies of education in the time of Covid-19

This is a guest post by Catherine Burke, Professor Emerita of the History of Education at the University of Cambridge. … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 5: the corridor and the cupboard, a case study

After several years of working with children in a busy primary school corridor, two teaching assistants trained in emotional literacy … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 4: how to create a space from scratch

Here, I offer a practical perspective on creating a therapeutic space in a school, with comments from people who have … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 3: how to communicate safety, security and stability

It is important to be aware that open-plan formats are not that helpful for these pupils. Let’s recognise how that … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 2: four principles supporting their success

As adults, were we to visit a therapist or counsellor, it would be hard to imagine sitting in an open-plan … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 1: an introduction

The design of spaces in schools for therapeutic purposes is the focus of this series of posts. These are spaces … More

Designing the ‘in-between’: Alison Clark’s micro-history of a welfare room

“School design, which is finely tuned to the full range of activities and needs of adults and children who inhabit … More

How to make a basic school design pedagogically interesting? Learning from a case in Ecuador.

A guest post by Beatrice Balfour and Alejandra Manena Vilanova telling their story of co-designing a school near Cuenca, Ecuador.

Architecture Schools for Children

A list of organisations running architecture schools for children.

A school on the edge of a small town

Treetops Primary is to be sited on the edge of a small town in the South of England on a … More

What is a class?

I’d never been inside an architect’s office until a couple of years ago but I’d always been curious to know … More

School design podcast

Five minute sound montage featuring descriptions of school architecture