They are arranged around the class with a space in the middle so that all pupils can see the video and the whiteboard. The class contains six PC computers set up with a server and network, all having access to the Internet. There is also a video and satellite television with access to BBC world and Eurosport. The classroom is situated on the ground floor with common access through a passage leading to the IT room. The two classrooms also share a common security system and the teachers work closely together.
Pupils bring only their course books and exercise books plus a pen into the classroom.
Bags are left in their own classroom. They immediately sit at their desks and get out their homework, which is collected by one of the pupils and handed in for marking every lesson. At the same time they are handed back the previous day s marked homework. The remaining 40 minutes of the 45 minute lesson are divided into two parts. The first part concerns standard work on the course book and the second part the project work .