Education Buildings - Royal Docks School
The £12.1 million Royal Docks Community School is a 1200-place school with community and adult education facilities. The building reflects the need to meet the Newham Council Education Department's policy of inclusive education, which requires that all children, regardless of any physical disability or other special educational needs, be taught in the same school.

Architects determined that a two-storey radial layout would best service the school's inclusive education and security needs - a requirement to provide a single controlled entrance to the complex. This central 'pinwheel' area provides access to four wings, which contain specific curriculum-based uses.

The design maximises the use of natural light and ventilation. Ambient noise levels, particularly from neighbouring London City Airport, are high. Special measures were therefore taken to provide natural cross-ventilation without the need to open windows. This ensures a quiet internal environment, which is important particularly for people with hearing problems.

Royal Docks School Aerial View

Royal Docks Night View

Royal Docks School East Wing

Royal Docks School Sports Hall

Royal Docks School East Wing

Newham Sixth Form College (NewVic College) NewVic is a purpose-built college with the latest in state-of-the-art equipment and resources. General teaching classrooms, throughout the college are equipped and furnished to a very high standard. Students now have access to over 700 fully networked computers in the college offering a range of industry standard software. In particular, business and information technology students have access to around 126 computers in the IT suite. Other facilities include: The college has its own intranet and is connected to the Internet. The science and engineering students benefit from labs and workshops that have been equipped to industry standard. Media and design students have access to a professionally resourced multi-media suite equipped with the latest digital technology and editing facilities, including an Apple Mac desktop publishing suite. They also have access to a modern TV studio, photographic darkrooms, 3D and print workshop. For students studying performing arts, there is a theatre equipped with professional lighting rigs, a purpose-built dance studio and the latest in electronic facilities. Leisure and tourism students benefit from access to the college's extensive business and IT facilities as well as our sports hall. Facilities available to our modern languages students include an audio-visual language laboratory, satellite television and the latest language learning software to help them develop and practice language skills.

Newham Sixth Form rear

Newham Sixth Form Glazed Walkway