I: or how about with your teachers? Or other adults? A: I get on the same. I: your mood like in school since I last came to see you? What’s A: The same, not worse. (p.11 line 337-349) Change in school room/ I: Has anything changed from when I last came to see you ? classroom A: (shakes head)... not really Physical changes to I: Is there anything changed a little? that’s Environmental furniture A: We got new tables Some aspects of I: New tables, OK. differences school experience A: In the lunch hall. changed linked to I: different about them? What’s school environment A: There better... they stop people swinging on their chairs... cos one of Change in school my mates fell over swinging on his chair. structure/ classes/ year I: Oh gosh... so new tables have helped stop that? groups A: Yeah.. because there like not on chairs, were on like little stools that are attached to the table.... safer I: Has there been any other changes? In your class? A: (yawns)... and also were using a different room, cos were gonna ... be... be having year 325. 3 year 3 /4 year 4 / 5 I think.... cos there’s gonna be year 3, year 4... erm but I think be two year 4 there’s gonna classes or 4 /5 classes I: Oh A: One there one the.... NO! 3/ thats 3 /4 (pointing) 4 /5 I That’s that’s think and 5 and then were gonna have to use the little spare room that’s as for year 6. I: So been some changes in classes and the way using the there’s you’re school? A: Yeah (p.10-11 line 305-336)
I: or how about with your teachers? Or other adults? A: I get on the same. I: What’s your mood like in school since I last came to see you? A: The same, not worse. (p.11 line 337-349) Environmental differences Change in school room/ classroom Physical changes to furniture Some aspects of school experience changed linked to school environment Change in school structure/ classes/ year groups I: Has anything changed from when I last came to see you ? A: (shakes head)... not really I: Is there anything that’s changed a little? A: We got new tables I: New tables, OK. A: In the lunch hall. I: What’s different about them? A: There better... they stop people swinging on their chairs... cos one of my mates fell over swinging on his chair. I: Oh gosh... so new tables have helped stop that? A: Yeah.. because there like not on chairs, were on like little stools that are attached to the table.... safer I: Has there been any other changes? In your class? A: (yawns)... and also were using a different room, cos were gonna ... be... be having year 325. 3 year 3 /4 year 4 / 5 I think.... cos there’s gonna be year 3, year 4... erm but I think there’s gonna be two year 4 classes or 4 /5 classes I: Oh A: One there one the.... NO! That’s 3/ thats 3 /4 (pointing) that’s 4 /5 I think and that’s 5 and then were gonna have to use the little spare room as for year 6. I: So there’s been some changes in classes and the way you’re using the school? A: Yeah (p.10-11 line 305-336)