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Buildings

Keeping up appearances

Posted by: blogger on 14, Aug, 2009

Tagged in: Tomorrow's Schools , Property , Principals , PPTA Blog , ERO , education , Buildings

By The Flying Pig

Has anyone else noticed how much school property money goes into flash administration blocks these days?

You arrive at a school and are greeted by a receptionist behind a huge counter in a spacious area with soft couches, huge pot plants and a groaning cups cupboard. This admin area can be miles from the rest of the school, and sometimes without even an internal connection between it and the rest of the school.

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