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iResearch Centre

The iResearch Centre was opened on 12th July 2012 by Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Schools. It is comprised of two adjoined work spaces. The first room is a computer suite with PCs, an iPad cabinet and study desks with power socket access for students to plug in their own devices. The second is a bespoke library of contemporary teen fiction, A Level texts, information books and reference materials, alongside comfy seating and study tables. Students may also use their smartphones as research aids in our high speed wireless environment. The iResearch Centre, managed by school librarian Miss K Cowley, operates as a Sixth Form quiet study area and a whole school resource, supporting curriculum learning, independent projects and reading for pleasure.

Current iRC User Guidelines

The iResearch Centre is currently a Sixth Form only bubble for Years 12 and 13
The iRC is open daily from 8.30am to 1.30pm Monday - Friday
Sixth Form students are encouraged to use the iResearch space and its facilities during their free periods and during their break time for quiet study
Sixth Form students are asked to sanitize their hands before entering the space and to wear masks when moving around to stop the spread of Covid 19
PC keyboards and table tops are cleaned on a daily basis and anti-viral wipes provided for students to wipe their work stations before/after use
Under present circumstances, a track and trace register is taken daily, recording every student who enters and uses the iResearch

Contact details

Miss K Cowley
Tel: 01244 335843 (Extn. 3078)

Post-Covid iRC User Guidelines

The iResearch Centre is open daily from 8.00am to 5.00pm from Mondays to Thursdays and from 8.00am to 4.00pm on Fridays
Sixth Form students are encouraged to use the iResearch space and its facilities during their free periods for quiet study
During break and lunchtimes, the lower school has priority use of the iResearch Centre, and Sixth Form students are asked to use their common room and canteen
Year 7 and 8 students will have priority use from 12.15pm - 12.45pm; and Years 9, 10 and 11 from 12.50pm - 1.20pm
Years 7-11 may loan up to 3 books; Years 12 and 13 and keen readers may loan up to 6 books. The loan period is 3 weeks