Being a Governor with responsibility for Premises , Health
& Safety, apart from the occasional major project, I am often bogged down
in the not so joyful world of leaking pipework/ taps, dodgy roofing, dry rot,
rising damp, rotting windows as well as mind numbing Health & safety and
planning legislation. On the plus side it has always been rewarding to see the
positive impact that little improvements to the school make to the environment
that our children enjoy during their school day.
Managing a school where some buildings date to over 150
years and others were added and constructed in the 1960’s & 1980’s gives us
a number of challenges in providing the best environment for the young minds
entrusted to us to expand their knowledge to their maximum individual potential.
Our head, the teachers and all the staff have been doing a
fantastic job in focusing on raising the
standard of education in the school and the results speak for themselves.
(Herts CC, The Diocese of ST Albans and HM Inspector of schools all seem to
agree too ! )
The school is becoming ever popular with school numbers
increasing, however, the schools Governing
body, recognises that there are some unique features of this school which make
it what it is such as smaller class sizes and a high staff to pupil ratio
providing good quality targeted education.
One of the tasks ahead will be to look at how to make the
most of the whole of the schools layout to make best use of the buildings fit
for another 150 years !
Some of you may have noticed a new addition to the school
house garden. Inspired by approaching
160th Anniversary (in 2 ½ years time) a former pupil of Great
Gaddesden School has designed, hand forged and installed a Victorian arch over
the entrance into the school house garden. The former pupil chose this as a
project as part of her A level in Design & Technology. I hope you will agree that this is a nice
addition to the school’s environment.
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