“The way the buildings will look, be used and how flexible the spaces are, so they can be adapted for different uses, are main considerations,” Mr Hart adds. “Therefore, working collaboratively with all stakeholders are pre-requisites to ensuring what we build enhances both the facilities on offer within the local community, and the landscape of the area the building sits in.”
Another way that Barnes has developed its work in the education sector is geographically.
“Our relationship with Suffolk County Council is perhaps the longest standing when it comes to education. We have carried out projects since the 1990s and we have been listed on its Construction Framework since 2005,” Mr Hart says.
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A-level and GCSE results: What do students and teachers think?
Published
, after exams were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Schools will decide the grades students get this summer using a combination of mock exams, coursework and essays.
The BBC has spoken to students and teachers to find out how they feel about the new system. The fairest way to grade us
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Caitlin Orsborn, an A-level student from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, admits she and her friends are relieved that teachers will decide their grades.
The 18-year-old says: We re all relieved this morning because we have been working towards nothing for two months.
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How apprenticeships could play a key part in the post-Covid economic rebuild
Apprenticeship schemes have been cut back by the pandemic, but many employers say they plan to resume recruitment as soon as possible
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has moved some assessments online in response to Covid. Photograph: blackCAT/Getty Images
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has moved some assessments online in response to Covid. Photograph: blackCAT/Getty Images
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When the coronavirus sent Britain into lockdown last March, John Collings had to tell half of his staff to stay at home. The boss of Online Lubricants, a commercial oils supplier based in Barking, Essex, furloughed 26 of his team, including two apprentices.