August 13, 2024

The Advantages of Portable Cabins for Schools and Nurseries

As pupils anxiously await their exam results this summer, many teachers and school administrators will be facing a different kind of anxiety: will their school have enough adequate space to teach students effectively come September? The multiple issues facing school heads With the new term just a few weeks away, many schools are facing multiple […]

June 11, 2024

How Will The Schools Estate Crisis Be Tackled For The New Term?

The summer academic term is already drawing to a close, bringing a chance for teachers and other education workers to draw breath and reflect on the past year. For many, their overriding experience will have been juggling their primary role as an educator with the challenge of finding adequate and safe space to teach pupils. […]

May 13, 2024

How Can Modular Classrooms Help You Manage Large Intakes?

With a growing number of school-age children in Britain and a reducing number of schools, the concerns about increasing class sizes, strains on older school buildings and ensuring every pupil gets the full education they deserve that were already around have only increased. According to the most recent government education statistics, 73,800 more students entered […]

March 21, 2024

Modular Buildings: The Answer For Dilapidated UK Schools?

A significant proportion of the UK’s school buildings are in a poor condition, and despite some investment the situation looks set to get worse. According to a new report by Building Design, government spending on education is lower than at any point for the last 17 years, even taking into account emergency funding for schools […]

January 31, 2024

Modular Buildings: The Answer To The UK’s Classroom Crisis?

A new BBC investigation has revealed the shocking state of Britain’s school buildings. It is already widely known that hundreds of school buildings have been rendered uninhabitable because of the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (Raac). However this may be just the tip of the iceberg. An episode of the BBC current affairs programme […]

December 4, 2023

Raac Crisis Grows As Northern Ireland School Deemed Unsafe

The crumbling concrete crisis that came to a head in September this year continues to rumble on, with a growing list of public sector buildings affected. At the start of the new school term, dozens of schools and nurseries across the country had to turn to portable modular buildings to provide classroom space. The existing […]

September 19, 2023

250 Temporary Classrooms Are Ordered In Wake Of RAAC Crisis

The government has made 250 temporary classrooms available for use in England’s schools after many were forced to find alternative buildings due to the RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) crisis. This has led to a surge in demand for modular and portable buildings that can be installed in a matter of days, The Guardian reports. […]

August 29, 2023

Why Modular Buildings Can Help The UK’s Toxic School Crisis

The former health secretary Matt Hancock has said that the UK is facing a ‘slow-burning crisis’ from the threat of asbestos that is still present in many of the schools and hospitals around the country. Despite the fact that the use of asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999, the toxic material still causes […]

June 28, 2023

Could Portable Buildings Solve The School Building Crisis?

A new report reveals that many of the UK’s school buildings are in a critical condition and require urgent repairs. The National Audit Office report found that 700,000 children are attending lessons in buildings that are in need of major repairs, Schools Week reports. Furthermore, the report found that over a third of school buildings […]

June 12, 2023

Why Modular Buildings Are No Longer Second Best For Schools

Schools and colleges have long relied on the use of portable and modular buildings to provide extra temporary classroom space. At one time, they were seen as a necessary evil, prone to being cold and draughty in winter and too hot in summer. Portable buildings of the past were generally also rather ugly and an […]

May 23, 2023

The Use Of Modular Buildings In Educational Settings

More schools and educational institutions are making use of modular buildings these days, whether they are being used for mobile changing rooms, classrooms, meeting spaces, or recreational zones for students. Here are some of the many benefits of utilising modular units in educational settings. Fast to set up The main reason why more schools, colleges […]

May 5, 2023

The Advantages of Modular Buildings for UK Schools and Educational Institutions

The demand for educational buildings continues to grow every year, yet smaller budgets mean that many schools and colleges have been left short of classroom space. One of the most popular solutions to this problem is to install premium quality modular buildings. Here’s a look at the advantages of modular buildings over traditional construction methods. […]