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If you work in a school, or if you are a parent on a school’s committee, you will understand that there is a problem with space in modern British schools. Some political history lies behind this, and it dates back to the Thatcher era. During the 50s, 60s and 70s, in post war Britain, we were rebuilding society and we had a vision: equal opportunities for all. There was a strong social philosophy and one of the underlying currents of though was that children needed plenty of space to play and to participate in sports. During these times, schools boasted huge playing fields, which would often exceed four or five acres. However, during the 1980s we had one of the worst recessions in our history – much as we are experiencing now—this lead to welfare cuts and money saving initiatives. It also leads to another initiative: making money by selling off public space (as well as public services). Local governments began to sell off their schools’ playing fields to housing management companies. Many, many, acres were lost and many new housing estates built. Clearly, this had a significant impact on the schools, and they lost a great amount of space. This all lead to the situation that we have today, whereby schools need to maximize the use of the space that they already have. You will find schools with classrooms double up for different purposes. For example, an art room may double as an English language room. Schools now have to be clever about the way they use space and many areas serve multiple purposes. Of course, the outside areas have lost the most amount of space. Today, there is very little outdoor space where the kids can just hang out. In particular, there are few options for pupils to hang around outside when it is raining or the weather is cold. Now, most schools keep the kids indoors during this weather, and clearly, this leads to overcrowding, which in turn can lead to health and safety problems. In the UK, unfortunately, there are generally more days where the kids are kept in than out. What then, is the solution? Canopies for schools can help. These allow pupils to benefit from the outdoors, without actually being outside. They can help with space management in the following ways: 1. They will help to free up the corridors and the lunch hall during those rainy days. 2. They can be fitted with seats and therefore act as an outside classroom. Pupils usually take science and art lessons in these sorts of structure, where they often require being outside for observation purposes. This clearly frees up classroom space. 3. Outside canopies for schools can be used as an outdoor storage area for various types of equipment – for example, PE equipment, such as nets, or netball posts. 4. They allow schools to maximize spaces that would otherwise be largely redundant. For example, a canopy between two buildings can be fitted with seats and act as a place for the students to hang out during break time. If you would like a quote for a weatherproof canopies for schools, then please contact us at http://www.shelter-solutions.co.uk/
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