Whole School/Community
Case studies that focus on whole school and community spaces, the issues that concerned the practitioners and the tools they used to address them.
Case study: Evaluation for future rebuild
Staff at a secondary school in Sweden, about to undergo renovation, use the Pedagogical Walk-Through tool to evaluate their current facilities in order to inform future change to the spaces. (This case study is written in: English/Svenska)
Case study: Student Wellbeing
Support staff in a secondary school in Sweden use the Diamond Ranking tool to consider their beliefs about learning and physical space and how this may or may not affect student wellbeing. (This case study is written in: English/Svenska.)
Case study: Co-creating inclusive educational spaces in a semi-urban school
A secondary school in Portugal uses the survey on students' school spaces tool to explore current use and the potential for refurbishment. (This case study is written in: English/Português)
Case study: Educating Teachers in Spatial Competences
Teacher educators in Denmark use the Diamond Ranking tool as part of a programme designed to develop their understanding of the interplay between space, pedagogy, behaviour, and indoor climate. (This case study is written in: English/Dansk)
Case study: Reflection for better use of facilities
A secondary school in Sweden is planning to undergo renovations. Staff use the School Development Evaluation Tool to evaluate the current facilities and assess the strengths and weaknesses. (The case study is written in: English/Svenska)
Case study: A school undertakes a post occupancy evaluation
Staff at a school in Iceland use the Pedagogical Walk-Through tool to review the strengths and weaknesses of their new school building, one year after moving in. (This case study is written in: English/Íslensku)
Case study: Co-creating inclusive educational spaces in an urban school
A secondary school in Portugal ( students aged 10-15 years) uses the Survey on Students' School Spaces tool to explore their students' views and feelings about their current school environment. (This case study is written in: English/Português)
Case study: Using the SDET-criteria to review school facilities
Staff members at a compulsory school in Bolungarvik, a small fishing town on the north-western coastline of Iceland, were asked to review their school facilities based upon a short list of criteria laid out in the School Development Evaluation Tool. (The case study is written in: English/ Íslensku)
Case study: sharing stories on hidden and valued spaces
A school in Denmark, in the process of renovation, uses the Stories of Educational Spaces tool with staff and students to share knowledge and experiences and consider ideas for the future. (This case study is written in: English/Dansk)
Students' views on their new school building
"Our new school building" A school in the UK uses the Survey on Students' School Spaces tool to find out their students' views on what works and what could be improved. (This case study is written in English)
Case study: Post occupancy evaluation
Teachers at a school in Iceland use the Stories of Educational Spaces tool to consider the historical, current and possible future uses of recently renovated areas in their school building. (This case study is written in: English/ Íslensku)
Case study: Community Engagement
A Head Teacher in a primary school in the UK uses the Diamond Ranking tool to investigate the potential of the school hall to be developed as a community space. (This case study is written in English)
Case study: Indoors and Outdoors-Group Separation and Garden Design in times of Pandemic
Staff in a Kindergarten in South Tyrol, Italy use the Diamond Ranking Tool to discuss the potential development of the entrance area, access routes, as well as the outdoor area, (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)