TimesOnline visits RM Group company Isis Concepts

SchoolGate, a TimesOnline blog, is asking the question, “Do our children need better furniture to help their school experience?” They visited recently-acquired RM Group company, Isis Concepts, to find out.

The blog post is here, and it makes interesting reading. The conclusion is that furniture does make a difference, but SchoolGate worries that it won’t be given the priority it deserves. Looking at budget recommendations for the BSF programme might make you more optimistic. With something like £1m allocated for furniture, fixtures and equipment in a typical 1000-pupil school, it could be that pupils will get the environments they need.

An interesting aside, SchoolGate says, “it was seeing the items which made all the difference to my understanding”, which is exactly why RM has opened the REAL Centre. It’s well worth a visit if you want to understand how a well-designed educational environment can contribute to teaching and learning.