A 2024 study by the Education Endowment Foundation found that reducing visual clutter in classrooms can improve pupil progress by up to 16% , particularly for pupils with SEND or attention difficulties. Teaching Has Evolved But Many Classrooms Haven’t In 2025, classrooms are expected to support far more than traditional teaching. From blended learning to neurodiverse support, schools need layouts that enhance, not hinder, focus and organisation. Yet in many schools, the physi

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Science education is at the heart of the UK’s STEM ambitions. Yet many secondary schools are trying to deliver modern science lessons in labs that are decades old often designed for curricula and class sizes that no longer apply.

In 2025, learning is no longer confined to the four walls of a classroom. With growing emphasis on wellbeing, engagement, and environmental awareness, outdoor learning is back in focus, and gaining traction with Ofsted too

In the push to improve student outcomes, the spaces used by teachers are often forgotten. While classrooms are modernised and student wellbeing is prioritised, staffrooms remain cramped, neglected, or altogether non-existent.

Following the Grenfell Inquiry and ongoing reviews of the Building Safety Act, schools face stricter compliance standards in 2025 than ever before. Whether you’re upgrading a lab, washroom or classroom, every material, fitting and fire escape route matters.

Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are expanding at pace. With government policy actively encouraging school mergers and larger trusts, MATs are inheriting complex, ageing estates, each with different layouts, standards, and priorities.

While budgets remain tight, the cost of doing nothing is rising. That’s why smart refurbishment, not just emergency repair, should be the strategy schools adopt in 2025 and beyond.

AI is no longer a buzzword in education. From adaptive learning platforms and AI teaching assistants to automated marking and smart data insights, artificial intelligence is reshaping the classroom experience. But there’s a problem: our physical learning environments haven’t caught up.

The best inclusive environments don’t single out, they offer flexibility for all. This is known as Universal Design, spaces that work for the widest range of users without the need for special adaptations.

You don’t always need a new building to meet growing demand. Strategic refurbishment and smart space planning can unlock capacity where you least expect it.

A modern school science lab must be more than a functional classroom. It is a space where pupils can investigate, collaborate, and apply...

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