In my classroom

Step into Pocklington School’s science labs

By and 2022-01-25T07:51:00

A teacher in a school science lab

Source: © Dan Cimmermann, Head of Art, Photography at Pocklington School

Teaching spaces where storytelling stimulates learning

A teaching space evolves with its teacher, classes and subject/s. With its posters, furniture and equipment, it tells the stories of the teaching and learning that have filled its space, making it purposeful and productive. Jenny McDowell and David Hutchings teach chemistry at Pocklington School in York. In this article, they share what makes their teaching spaces unique and full of purpose.

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