Rosehill School conducted an acoustic case study to address the negative impacts of noise on children, especially those with special needs like autism spectrum disorder. Extensive research shows that noisy classroom environments can hurt children's memory, reading ability, motivation, attention, and learning outcomes. Rosehill created various quiet and sensory-controlled rooms to help children with auditory processing difficulties or sensory issues learn better in a low-noise setting tailored to their needs.
Talk about BB93 generally, then what it means for “hearing impaired”, special needs – implicatoin for contractors and lack of definition
What do we know about the effect of acoustics on special needs, hearing impaired, etc? Quote research. Not much on autisum/aspergers specifically! DCSF campaign. Bridget Shield research. Temporary impairments 40% of pupils have some degree of hearing loss at any one time
Introduce the school, existing photos? Talk about meeting Evans Vettori, Andy Sloan, what we learned Built 1931, little investment, partitions put up by teachers and offcut carpets
More about the school and what we learned
Determination to do better….but this is Big Contractor we’re talking about! So detail each space and the compromises reached. Don’t forget the
