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www.elements-europe.com/schoolsolutionsInnovative Off-Site Building SolutionsOur front page picturesIn this issue...Education Vouchers 06 ~ 08~ the 2015 pre-election debatePause for Thought 10 ~ 11~ helping the ‘always-on’ generation find some calmWhatwe doCreating Great Spaces for Bright FuturesElements Europe is a leading UK off-site buildingsolutions specialist and is a part of The Pickstock Groupof companies, an organisation with revenues of over £200million.Our mission is to deliver high quality construction solutionsto the built environment. We do this by combining our indepth knowledge of construction with our expertise in offsitemanufacturing, to deliver high quality turnkey solutionsto our clients.We have developed standardised designs that meet theEFA baseline design requirements using our volumetricconstruction systems.> Project Management> Full Design Service> Manufacturing> Delivery> Construction> Trusted Partner to theEducation Sector> Quality Product &Service> ExperiencedScience AccoladesClear demonstration of the enthusiasm for sciencein independent schools - finalists in the 2015Young Scientist of the Year Awards.Research by a St Albans School A level studentinto a protein called Asparagine that can impactmotor and brain function in humans has beenpraised by judges at the Young Scientist of theYear Awards.Ellen Piercy was selected as one of the top threefrom 2,000 original entries and 200 finalists atthe Big Bang Fair at the National ExhibitionCentre in Birmingham.While many A level students spent their summerrelaxing, Ellen spent five weeks at RothamstedResearch in Harpenden, cloning a gene in wheatin order to study the Asparagine protein. Whenthis accumulates in the grain, it can create acarcinogen when it is cooked which can affectmotor and brain function.The project was Ellen’s second stint atRothamsted after work experience at theresearch institute, and she also worked fortwo weeks in a cancer research laboratory. Shehopes to go on to read Biological Sciences atDurham University and is keen to progress intothe world of scientific research.• Meet the overall winner on page 44Pyrotechnics!Students at The Marist School, Berkshire,welcomed award winning science pyro-technicianMatthew Tosh as part of their programme ofevents to celebrate British Science Week withschool based STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering & Maths) activities.Full story and another image page 8Academy Status 14~ soft landing for fee~paying schools unable to make ends meet?Keep Taking the Tablets 17~ technology & learningSingle Sex Schools & Pupil Innocence 18~ avoiding the same old stereotypesProfile 24 ~ 25~ in conversation with Graham HawleyCosts... China...Developments in the Maintained Sector 28~ reflections from the AGBIS ConferencePlus‘Ensuring pupils flourish’ ~ conference details 09From Houseparent to Headship 12Choirs of the Year – winners revealed 16Changing Faces..Changing Places 19Design & Technology Focus Feature 20 ~ 23National newspaper prompts headmaster’s challenge 26Music & Drama Focus Feature 29 ~ 31Catering Focus Feature 32 ~ 33Sports Focus Feature 34 ~ 41Finance & Insurance Focus Feature 42 ~ 43Young Scientist of the Year 44New Products & Services; The Digest 44 ~ 46Heads Hunted 47Is Your School Mentioned? See page 47 for an A~Z listingContact Us; Editorial Advisory Board; Key Personnel; Subscription Offer ~ page 47> CAD/CAM CapabilityWhyOurchoose> BIM Modelling Serviceus?An honour to performwww.elements-europe.com/schoolsolutions01691 656 591info@elements-europe.comPart ofTECHNICALSOLUTIONS> Turnkey Design & Build