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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

Design ideas for an inclusive classroom

28 February 2023 By The YPO Team

Did you know that an inclusive classroom layout can positively affect children? Laying your classroom out in such a way can bring pupils together, enabling them to grow and learn regardless of their learning ability level.
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Meet the Buyer - Jack Appleton

09 February 2023 By Jack Appleton - Category Buyer for Furniture at YPO

Jack Appleton joined YPO eleven years ago as an apprentice and is now the Category Buyer for Furniture.
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Furniture size guide for schools

20 May 2022 By Gemma Maw - Category Manager for Furniture & Design at YPO

Children are at school on average 7 hours a day, where most of that is spent within the classroom. With this in mind, it’s very important to ensure the chairs and tables used are the correct height and size to enable a comfortable learning environment.
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How to achieve the right dining furniture solution

10 May 2022 By Spaceright

Buying dining furniture for your school is an investment, so it is important that you achieve a solution that best meets your needs.
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Time for an office spring clean?

14 April 2022 By Sam Watling - Project Manager at YPO

As we are entering spring and with national holidays looming, we’re reminded of the phrase (and timing for) a ‘spring clean’. The air is fresher, the days are longer, and the daffodils are back out in force.
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Top tips to encourage teenagers into libraries

28 February 2022 By Alexandra Wainwright - Furniture and Design Project Manager at YPO

Schools and libraries are having to compete with this digital world and understand better what motivates teens to read. Reading should be an enjoyable experience that helps with teenage development.
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The benefits of a well designed staff room

21 September 2021 By Sam Watling - Project Manager at YPO

Having worked with many different schools over the years, the YPO design team have project managed the supply and installation of furniture within a whole host of different staff rooms.
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How to create an inclusive reading corner

27 April 2021 By Eden Learning Spaces & Emily Mayer

Bring out your child’s inner bookworm and create a dedicated reading space where they can lose themselves in their favourite page turner. A space that feels comforting and peaceful. Sounds great, but how do you get started?
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Provoking curiosity in early years

24 November 2020

Children are naturally curious, as educators it is our role to encourage and develop this to enable them to learn through their interests and investigations. The more curious a child is the more observant they are, which in turn encourages deeper thinking and an ability to figure things out.
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A day of celebration in a revitalised local venue

17 April 2015 By Phil Taylor - Design Unit Manager at YPO

Last week we held a staff event at the beautifully restored Unity Works venue in Wakefield city centre, once famed for its events but disused for over a decade.
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