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31 March 2022

Chalk & Talk: How effective is traditional teaching styles in today’s schools?

The demand for skills translates to changes in wages and employment opportunities for individual workers. Therefore, teaching the right skills and use of teaching styles is essential.

05 March 2019

A Guide to designing a Learning Commons library

Planning and developing a library learning commons (LLC) in a school/college or university is a community initiative and should form part of the Business Manager or Estates development plan.

21 January 2019

Transforming Food & Nutrition rooms for healthier lifestyles

Food education is absolutely vital in the fight against diet-related disease and integral to young people leading healthy and happy lives. With an increased emphasis in schools on healthy eating it is important to offer facilities that will inspire and encourage more students to learn how to cook and eat healthily.

29 November 2018

A guide to planning your science laboratory refurbishment

A laboratory should be flexible to respond to a wide and varying range of activities. The size of the space, the method of distributing services, and the choice of furniture system will all affect the way in which it can be used. Innova's planning guide will hopefully get you started, read more...

09 October 2018

Creative storage solutions to de-clutter the classroom

In today’s learning environments, effective storage is becoming ever more important, with class sizes increasing and space being at a premium.

20 July 2018

Kesteven & Sleaford High School: Live Case Study

Kesteven & Sleaford High School is refurbishing a Food Technology room into a multi-purpose facility for the 21st Century. Innova's Installation team are currently on site and after two weeks, the new room is definitely taking shape.

10 May 2018

The Coolest Laboratory Layout: Innova’s Hot Corner

Science laboratories are an expensive investment and therefore a well designed laboratory will not only last for years but also serve generations of students.

24 April 2018

Planning for summer interior refurbishments? Let’s get moving

As one of the leading schools in the country, making sure your learning environment is as impressive as your teachers and students deserve, will allow you to continue to attain top results!

11 April 2018

Secure alternative funding for your education interior projects

Didn’t secure your first choice for funding your interior projects? Don’t worry!
There are alternative options available to you If you were unsuccessful with your CIF bid this year.

20 March 2018

Independent Schools: stay ahead of the competition with impressive interiors

Roll call in the independent school sector is at the highest according to the Independent Schools Council’s most recent census in 2017.

13 March 2018

British Science Week: How to create inspirational STEM designs

Centered around project-based learning, an effective STEM classroom fosters a positive culture that allows students to problem-solve, collaborate, create, test ideas, and build with their hands.
There are a number of factors to consider when designing STEM facilities, here we highlight some of the key points for consideration: