The document proposes designs for renovating the humanities block at a school. It suggests including double entrances and rotating doors to reduce crowding, as well as comfortable seating areas for small group work. Classrooms would have upgraded technology and furniture for flexible use. Different subject areas would be color-coded and identified by room numbers. Facilities such as IT rooms, breakout spaces, and toilets would be distributed on each floor for student access and use.

1. www.floorplanner.com Double entrances will make it less crowded at changeover. Rotating doors means we won’t get pushed into doors. A relaxed learning area. Room to sit in small groups to read and work on group projects independently. Comfy seats please! The rooms are built around a quad with lots of windows. There are plants and benches to sit at during wet breaks. We can also work here. Wider corridors and more entrances/exits so it gets less crowded. Might need to be one-way still. Plants in the corridor and art-work / sculptures by students. This is our design for how the new humanities block could look at a future Priory.

2. Classrooms all have big interactive whiteboards and projector screens. There is no glare from the windows because they have built-in blinds inside them. Tables are more flexible so you can work in groups or break off in pairs / alone. Chairs are more comfy. Flexible workspace with casual seating as well as some desks. We can work independently here, brainstorm, practice things, work on projects.

3. Different subjects should have different coloured rooms + doors to make them obvious. The room numbers should start with a letter to show the department too. Like H1 for history. Each area / floor should have an IT room with Macs and up-to-date PC machines. Both types of computer are helpful. Laptops too that can be borrowed to other rooms. Comfy office chairs here. A break-out room connected to the classroom. Space to do something creative with more room. Role plays, practice debates, etc. . We have to go out on the stairs now and it’s noisy.

4. Relaxed learning area Courtyard area IT room Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Classroom Break-out space Toilets

5. We think we have a human right to have access to nice toilets close by, on every floor. With clean drinking water too. Each room has access to 10 laptops at any time, locked away or in desks. More can be booked when we need them but some are always there so we can do research. We are also allowed to use our phones to access the web to help us. Hard wearing carpet in each room will help keep noise down between rooms and keep them warmer in winter. Rooms have air-con in summer so we can concentrate more.