Planning learning spaces for the child ’ s journey through school
It is well known and researched that the quality of the learning environment has a dramatic impact on pupils ’ learning , behaviour and social interaction . We know that some spaces can inspire pupils and encourage them to want to learn , whilst others can distract or disengage pupils . Our young people come from a variety of backgrounds but our schools are a place for them to feel safe , happy , confident and inspired . All teaching spaces should be attractive , inspiring and organised . They should excite pupils and staff .
There are many schools all around the world creating innovative learning spaces that are transforming the experiences of their pupils , often on limited budgets and with restricted resources . The desire for change in schools is strong and the Gratnells Learning Room concept offers the support necessary to consider how schools can achieve excellent outcomes .
Gratnells created the Learning Rooms project in 2012 to recognise and celebrate the benefits and advantages of different learning environments . Learning Rooms not only celebrates these environments , it also seeks to turn outmoded classroom models into places where both teaching and learning become inspirational , motivational and exciting . Through increasing evidence from academic research and personal testimony around the world , it ’ s clear that the physical setting and arrangement of a classroom can have a profound effect on the way children learn , play and interact with each other and with the teacher . the future . A Gratnells Learning Room is a wholesystems plan conceived to deliver the best and most effective educational setting through enlightened design and layout both inside and outside the classroom .
We ’ re not the first to recognise how important the physical place of learning is to a child ’ s development , well-being , safety and sense of belonging . The inspirational work of the team behind ‘ The Third Teacher ’ is well documented and The Royal Institute of British Architects ’ ‘ Future Schools ’ published in 2015 makes fascinating reading . Gratnells products are already a key component within the classroom , but we want to help shape the places where our children are being educated . We want to create the best possible learning environments .
Find out more at learning-rooms . com and in Planning Learning Spaces magazine which is free to download and published three times a year with current thinking for architects , designers and school leaders . Gratnells is privileged to be part of a sector which has an opportunity to shape the future .
Working with partners in technology , design , architecture and teaching we ’ re helping to create a blueprint for the classrooms of today , tomorrow and