Open- plan classrooms are now considered a “40-year-old fad” unsuitable for learning, but hundreds of Victorian students could be left to learn in the distracting and noisy spaces.
Hundreds of Victorian students could be left to learn in distracting and noisy open-plan classrooms, despite a move away from the outdated design.
“It is simply unfair to relegate some children and teachers to learning spaces that aren’t fit for purpose,” she said. But she said many teachers had not been trained how to use the spaces effectively and she had seen “disastrous” examples at some schools.Campbell heads the new Wollert school, Barrawang Primary, which features flexible learning spaces with soundproofing and glass barriers to reduce audio and visual distraction. In Barrawang’s case, Campbell said the Victorian School Building Authority got the design right.
“Because at the moment, what I find is that we’re we’re all just guessing,” she said. “We’re just trying to do our best with what we’ve got.”
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