If you run a school then you may have concerns that others are not aware of. For any school, educational furniture, the quality of the teachers, the curriculum, the equipment, the books obviously, a library, the computer rooms, the outdoor areas, the welcome areas, everything actually. A school has to be holistic and the planning and maintenance of a school need to be well thought through. Schools need to be refurbished from time to time and the management body of the school needs to think through what they need to prioritise and how they need to prioritise it. Everything in a school is important and at the end of the day, it is the outcome that is most important. Students need to be happy, well-adjusted and need to thrive. They need to get the best results they can get, through the best teaching and the best conditions.
How does a school prioritise?
It all depends on what a school needs the most. Do they need more teachers, do they need more books, do they need an upgraded library, do they need new school furniture suppliers, do they need to redo the gardens, do they need a refurbished staff room or do they need to look at their systems as a whole. Schools have school bodies, maybe a parent’s teachers association, or other, where decisions are made collectively. Once a school has prioritised what they need to do, they can get started if they have the funds. If they do not have the funds they either need to apply for them or they need to raise them. Everything that they do, they do bearing in mind the students. Schools want good results and they want students who really do well socially and academically and on the sporting field. Maybe it is the sports department turn to get an upgrade. Maybe it is the library or the computer room.
School suppliers
Most schools have their regular suppliers for everything, including school furnishings, books, library fittings and fixtures, stationary, school tables, school chairs, staff room furnishings and more. This does not mean a school should not shop around and if a quote is particularly high or if the service is not great, there are always options. A school wants to work with suppliers who value their business, who respect the way that they are working and operating and who also have the same interests as the school – students who thrive. If as a school body you do not have any contacts, use your networks and get the contacts you need. Ask other schools, ask colleagues, use the internet and do research before settling on a supplier.
Schools and thriving students
At the end of the day you need to meet your budget, have students who thrive and have parents and teachers who are satisfied. Whatever your needs are, library furnitures, new curriculums, educational furniture, always work with those who are skilled and experienced.
