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Clutter Kills Learning: How Teaching Walls Boost Focus and Flow in Classrooms
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
Rob Main
Nov 21, 20253 min read


Greener Classrooms, Smarter Futures: How Net Zero Targets Are Reshaping School Refurbishment
The Push for Sustainable Schools – How Net Zero Targets Affect Refurbishment
Rob Main
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Safety First: Why Science Lab Refurbishment Is a Top Priority in 2025/26
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.
Rob Main
Nov 6, 20253 min read


Beyond the Classroom: How Outdoor Learning Spaces Can Transform School Environments in 2025
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
Rob Main
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Growing Trusts, Stretched Estates: Why Every MAT Needs an Academy Trust Estate Strategy
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.
Rob Main
Oct 22, 20252 min read
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