At the end of the term we conducted a quick pupil feedback exercise to help inform the NPR.  Everyone was asked 2 questions.  Firstly, what 5 features of the current school building would you rate as good?  The pupil responses were not surprising and centred around the range of faciltities and different department specialist areas.  Others picked out specific rooms that they thought were of a good size.  The canteen food was given a number of mentions – but I am not sure how that directly relates to the building rather than just the skills of the kitchen staff, but I do agree with them!  However, a lot of pupils found it difficult to identify 5 answers. 

The second part of the survey asked  “List the 5 priorities you would like to see included in our new school building.”  The answers could have been predicted.  Sorting out the heating and ventilation were the top of the list.  Toilets were also frequently mentioned as areas that needed improvement.  The narrowness of the corridors also got many mentions.  A fitness room was a popular request.  We should manage to achieve this – although sadly a swimming pool will be out of the question despite being mentioned by several pupils!  Others spoke about the need for all classrooms to be a good size and having “decent” furniture such as “chairs that fit under desks”  The sixth years are looking for a common room.  There are plenty of ideas to think about and to give us a challenge as we move into more detailed planning.