| School Profile |
The school was built during the mid 1930`s and opened on the 17th February 1936 to serve families moving onto the new Leftley Estate. It is situated to the west of the Borough on the corner of Stratton Drive and Sandringham Road. The area is well served by public transport and is close to several local amenities. Mayesbrook Park and `Faircross` shopping centre are within walking distance. Manor Infants’ School and Barking Abbey School share the same site. |
| The Building |
The school is based on an open quadrangle with 12 classrooms around the edges. A further 4 classrooms are on the second floor above the main entrance and office accommodation.
There is a large modern ICT Suite consisting of 30 networked computers all linked to a high speed Internet connection. There is an additional mini ICT suite with 8 networked computers within the upstairs accommodation.
Each classroom is networked and has excellent interactive teaching technologies include; a ceiling mounted projector, visualiser (digital presenter), ActivSlate, VCR and stereo sound system, all based around a central desk allowing teachers to use ICT to greatly enhance the delivery of the whole curriculum.
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The library is supported by "Alice" a computer based system monitoring the lending and return of books.
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An Inclusion Room provides space for quiet focused working when appropriate to take small groups or individual children away from the classroom for intensive support. This area also has networked computers and interactive teaching technologies.
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There are two halls, a hard play area, and a grassed area which is used also by the Infants’ School. The central quadrangle is used for environmental studies. Meals are cooked on site in a purpose built kitchen. One hall is equipped as a mini theatre with stage and lighting allowing for effective drama productions.
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| ICT Test Bed |
The school was part of the ICT Test Bed project (2002-2006), a large investment by the Government into a few selected schools in the country to research the effectiveness of large scale investment in Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment in schools. Therefore the school is very well resourced with modern ICT equipment and an excellent range of curriculum resources and content (including: Espresso, Learnpremium, Knowledgbox, EducationCity and Gridclub). There are amazing opportunities to use the internet as a teaching tool under supervision when appropriate.
All teaching areas are equipped with the latest technology with such things as a visualiser, ceiling mounted projector, VCR, DVD, computer and large screen for presentation. The school also has a wireless network and a number of wireless laptops.
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 The impact of the ICT Test Bed Project on Manor Junior School.
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