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Science labs in secondary schools
When designing science accommodation, even a single laboratory, the aim is to provide attractive, well-equipped facilities that support pupils as they engage with and learn about science.
Exciting, high-quality practical work is a vital part of pupils’ science experience and provision for this is what makes science accommodation unique. However, ambitions for high standards of
science accommodation are often thwarted, to a greater or lesser extent, by constraints such as a lack of:
• Knowledge about what the facilities might look like.
• Flexibility to create the optimum size and shape of rooms within
an existing building.
• Budget – planned or unplanned – with costs overrunning.
• Knowledge about the essentials required for health and safety.
In order to maintain good standards within laboratories, a range of support spaces are essential. This Special Report also looks at some of the standards required for these support areas.
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