The new labs at Launceston College in Cornwall

By Deborah van Wyk2022-12-12T10:40:00

Source: © Steve Robbins

Look inside the school’s new labs to gain inspiration for your own teaching space

Llewellyn Lancaster is a secondary school chemistry teacher at Launceston College in Cornwall. Due to a growing population in Launceston, the college has had to expand their premises to accommodate more pupils. Read about all the thought that’s gone into the new labs, the plans for the future and Llewellyn’s hopes for his teaching space. There are some great ideas about how to effectively use a new teaching space and thought-provoking ponderings about what distracts students in a chemistry lab. For classroom inspiration and some humour to go with it, read on …

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