Designing from the Inside Out: The Design of Specialist Spaces in Secondary Schools. Workshop 1: Science Lab Design

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1 Designing from the Inside Out: The Design of Specialist Spaces in Secondary Schools Workshop 1: Science Lab Design

4 COMMUNICATION Clients Architects Designers Manufacturers Contractors End-users Middle managers Heads of Science Teachers Technicians Students / Pupils

5 Consultation and good design lead to: Recently moved into purpose built labs. Consultation has been excellent. 2. Our newly refurbished labs are having a significant, positive effect on pupils and teachers motivation.. 2. Teachers are expressing a renewed pride in their role while pupil confidence levels in their approach to science based subjects has improved greatly 1. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Evaluation of Science Laboratory Funding DfES, 2003 Royal Society of Chemistry, Laboratories, Resources and Budgets draft report, 2004

Teachers are expressing a renewed pride in their role while pupil confidence levels in their approach to science based subjects has

6 Lack of consultation and poor design lead to: New labs PFI-funded are unsafe or unsatisfactory. There was no consultation with the school with regard to the design. Due to poor design 2. The school attempted to provide advice on what was needed within the school but the LEA reflected no aspect of this in the project 1. Easter 2001 we (achieved) a refurbished lab, organised by XXXX LEA. Autumn 2001 the same lab failed a H&S check; organised by (the same) LEA 2. Labs have been refurbished in the recent past the designs and build are both well horrid. 2. My chemistry lab was refurbished 5 years ago... Problems included: and.. It is far worse than the 30 year old lab it replaced. 2. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Evaluation of Science Laboratory Funding DfES, 2003 Royal Society of Chemistry, Laboratories, Resources and Budgets report, 2004

Easter 2001 we (achieved) a refurbished lab, organised by XXXX LEA. Autumn 2001 the same lab failed a H&S check; organised by (the same) LEA 2.

7 Laboratories, Resources and Budgets CLEAPSS report for Royal Society of Chemistry published 2004 Laboratories Excellent = 5% Good = 30% Basic (uninspiring) = 41% Unsafe / unsatisfactory = 25% Prep Rooms Excellent = 4% Good = 32% Basic = 43% Poor = 21%

5% Good = 30% Basic (uninspiring) = 41% Unsafe /

8 Laboratories, Resources and Budgets Uninspiring Unsatisfactory or Unsafe Good Excellent 65% 35%

9 Laboratories, Resources and Budgets The Average Department MISSING Laboratory Laboratory Unsatisfactory / Unsafe Laboratory Unsatisfactory / Unsafe Laboratory Excellent Laboratory Prep Room MISSING Storage Laboratory Basic MISSING Teacher work area Good Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory Basic Basic Good

Unsafe Laboratory Excellent Laboratory Prep Room MISSING Storage Laboratory

10 Laboratories, Resources and Budgets Cost of improving school science provision to a good standard = 1,380,000,000 Individual costs: Build a new lab 145,000 Refurbish a poor existing lab 55,000 Extend prep area by 20% 20,000 Refurbish a poor existing prep area 60,000

costs: Build a new lab 145,000 Refurbish a poor existing lab

12 Published Documents

13 and New: Building Bulletin 80 (2004 revision).is currently available in electronic format only. The software Laboratory Design for Teaching and Learning.. includes a useful planning tool for use when developing a brief. It also contains guidance which provides a useful complement to this publication

14 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Planning the Suite Note: Occupancy of >85% is difficult to achieve Class size maximum 30 KS3 pupils assumed (Post 16 equivalent = 20) Numbers of Spaces for a Typical Range of Schools

maximum 30 KS3 pupils assumed (Post 16 equivalent =

15 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Planning the Suite Central Preparation Room

16 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Planning the Suite Linear on Two Floors

17 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) The Laboratory Viewing Distances

18 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) The Laboratory Zoning Diagram

19 The Laboratory Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Safe Distances Work surface area per pupil > 0.3m 2 Adjustable table for wheelchair user Minimum of 1 gas tap, 1 water tap, 1 sink, 1 electrical socket per 6 pupils One wash-up sink, with hot and cold water

3m 2 Adjustable table for wheelchair user Minimum of 1 gas

20 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) The Laboratory 6 Person Bollard

21 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) The Laboratory Perimeter Serviced Octagon

22 Support Spaces Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Zoning of Activities in the Preparation Room Overall space = m 2 per workplace. 8 laboratories at 30 places each = 240 places ---> 120m 2 of support area

23 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Support Spaces Central Preparation Room to Serve 7 Laboratories

24 Building Bulletin 80 (2004) Support Spaces Other areas: Staff Base Storage for radioactive materials; separate from highly flammable materials in a locked store (where no-one routinely works) DfES AM1/92 Greenhouse

25 Other Documents CLEAPSS School Science Service Association for Science Education

26 LDTL Documents Teaching, Learning and Laboratory Design Pupil management and Design A stimulating environment Floor area and class size Direct teaching and demonstration Practical work Zones for different activities: role play, group work, individual work ICT Data projection A supportive environment: heating, ventilation, cooling, orientation (glare), illumination, acoustics, stools, flooring, positioning of whiteboards Science Designing the Whole Department Designing the Prep Room The Chemicals Store Stakeholder and Timelines

27 Case Studies New Build good consultation New Build minimal consultation Conversion science suite Conversion science room in a Special School Conversion science tutorial room Refurbishment on a restricted budget Refurbishment education authority programme Refurbishment good consultation Refurbishment of early 20 th century laboratories

29 Vignettes Stools (and Floors) Fume Cupboards Eyewash Teacher desks and demonstration areas Water taps Bags and coats Clutter and Colour

30 Using the LDTL software Log in

31 Where are the Documents? File Manager

32 Design Sequence Design 2D

33 Design Sequence Visualise - Aerial

34 Design Sequence Visualise 3-D walk through

35 Design Sequence Visualise - Populate

36 Objects - Benches

37 Objects - Benches

38 Objects - Seating

39 Objects - Services

40 Objects - Controls

41 Objects - Display

42 Objects - Storage

43 Objects - Storage

44 Objects - Safety

45 Objects - Safety

46 Objects Prep Room

47 Objects Fume Cupboards

48 Objects ICT

49 People

50 Issues we might not have mentioned! Coffee Smoke alarms in labs?! Common ceiling voids Common emergency stops Energy saving light systems Higher benches over fridges / washing up machines Toilets for staff as well as pupils Mobile fume cupboards and narrow doors Lifts AND????

51 Communication and dissemination Website available to all -- Teachers and Technicians CD to every secondary school CD to every secondary teacher member of ASE CD to every technician member of ASE Design and Manufacture firms CD to all 43 firms Clients and architects Website links from: CABE and School Works Articles in: Croner, Education Management Update IQ National Headteachers Resource Guide CABE magazine Schools Client Forum - RIBA

52 So..Over to You!

SCIENCE ACCOMMODATION in SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Building Bulletin 80 (revised 2004) SCIENCE ACCOMMODATION in SECONDARY SCHOOLS A Design Guide Schools Building and Design Unit (SBDU) 1 Contents Introduction 3 Section 1: Planning the Suite 5 Section 2: