
2016 : Schools as Community Facilities
Increasingly schools have become central to the idea of community. Along with the hall, the library, the church and the pub, our schools have an important role in binding communities together. And what better place to identify with than a place of learning? The role of the school in supporting life-long learning, families, sporting groups, creatives and community groups has grown along with the state and private sectors understanding of how schools can become community faci