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Post Occupancy Evaluation: Braes High School, Falkirk, June 2005

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EVALUATION TEAM AND PARTICIPANTS

The Scottish Executive commissioned this demonstration Post Occupancy Evaluation to find out from stakeholders how well school buildings meet their needs, and to provide local authorities with an example of a POE process in practice.

People Environment Studies Limited engaged C Watson Consultancy Ltd to carry out the Post Occupancy Evaluation. Chris Watson is a specialist Post Occupancy Evaluation architect with considerable experience in evaluating many school buildings.

Keith Thomson, of the School Estate Branch at the Scottish Executive, co-ordinated planning and photography for the Post Occupancy Evaluation interviews.

Niklas Bergstrand, of the School Estate Branch at the Scottish Executive assisted with co-ordinating and on-site work.

Lindsay Robbie of Falkirk Council selected Braes High School as one of the Phase 1 PPP schools suitable at the time of the evaluation and co-ordinated with the school managers and the School Estate Branch.

Hugh McWhinnie, Deputy Head Teacher of Braes High School supported the Post Occupancy Evaluation planning in organising the school participants to attend interviews.

Participants were as follows.

Project Team
Jacki Kerr, Architect
Brian O'Donnell, Architect
Ian Gibson, Facilities Management
David Spiller, Construction Manager

Falkirk Council
Lindsay Robbie, Education Services
Isabelle Gray, Corporate and Commercial Services

Environmental Sustainability Designers
Jenny Fausset, Edinburgh City Council Sustainable Development Unit
Howard Liddell, Gaia Architects
Brian Hemming, Highland Council

Support Staff
Margaret Branscombe, Support Assistant
Gail Deane, Clerical Assistant
Kirsty Field, Classroom Assistant
Olive Robb, Senior Technician

School Managers
Hugh McWhinnie, Deputy Head Teacher
Linda Cranston, Resource Manager
Christine Heron, Deputy Head Teacher
Helen McCulloch, Head Teacher
Liz Naismith, Deputy Head Teacher

Community Group
Roger Stableford, Cardiac Rehabilitation Club

Teachers Group 1
Gordon Gove, Physics teacher
Lyn Campbell, Home Economics teacher
Anne Patterson, Information Technology teacher
Gerry Linning, Art and Design teacher

Teachers Group 2
Alison Morton, Art and Design teacher
Heather Stevenson, English teacher
Gillian Kinloch, Chemistry teacher
Willie Gavin, Biology teacher
Pam Robertson, Maths teacher

Teachers Group 3
Anne Hardy, Modern Languages teacher
Nicola Higgins, Business Education teacher
Laura Turnbull, English teacher

S2 Students
Amanda, Allyson, Rory, Jay, Corry

S3 Students
Greg, Scott, Blair, ChloƩ, Ashleigh, Corat

S4 Students
Christopher, Lynn, David, Jack, Kirsty, April

S5 Students
Neil, Blair, Sara, Ryan, Amy, Lynsey

S6 Students
Amanda, David, Emma, Natalie

Neither the authors, the Scottish Executive nor Falkirk Council necessarily share any particular opinion expressed by participants.

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