Newham College of Further Education, London
| Contact Details: | Philip.Badman@newham.ac.uk Brian.Cooper@newham.ac.uk |
| Type of Project: | Refurbishment to create two 'concept classrooms' on the East Ham and Stratford campuses. The East Ham development centres on three c.50m2 classrooms being converted into one new learning suite. The work at Stratford will begin summer 2007. |
| Start/End Date: | East Ham Campus trial due to open March 2007. Stratford Campus trial site will go into construction over the summer 2007. |
Lessons Learned
The project is not at the stage yet where lessons have been learned but evaluation is an important part of the process.
There was no problem with deliveries as the long items on deliveries were pre-ordered i.e. the glass screens were ordered in October, the furniture in November and the contractor on site only started in January for completion at the end of February with the furniture and IT equipment in place.
One thing the college will need to be embarking on is an induction for the staff who will be leading the teaching and learning in the suite as it will be a very different approach to that which they might have supported previously. One faculty has been given priority use of the suite (business, health and cultural studies). The training will be run in-house by the faculty management and the QUILD staff.
