When your pupils walk back through the doors in September…

As the school year comes to an end, it’s worth pausing for a moment. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing one simple idea: Your environment is always saying something. So before the summer break, here's one simple reflection

Where do your most vulnerable pupils go for interventions?

When a child needs extra help… Where do they go? What does that space say? Environment can imply 'second best' — without us meaning to. Here's a simple way to look at your intervention spaces differently.

What happened after just one walk around a school

“The environment of both my schools has changed beyond recognition.” That’s what one executive head told me after an environmental walk. Not after a big refurbishment. Not after spending a large sum. Just after looking at the school differently.

When did you last walk around your school like a child?

“I’d stopped seeing it.” A head said this to me about her school environment. Not because she didn’t care. Not because standards had dropped. She’d just been there a long time. Same corridors. Same classrooms. Every day. And over time, things had become… normal.

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